Distribution of premises access information
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1. A premises access control method, comprising:
- receiving by a ticket server, from a host device, a request for an optical code access ticket for use at a premises by a visitor device separate from the host device to gain access to the premises by a user associated with and carrying the visitor device, the premises comprising a plurality of entrances;
authenticating the host device for the premises;
sending, using the ticket server, an authorization request to a premises server to determine if the user should be granted access to the premises, the ticket server being remotely located from the premises server and remotely located from the host device;
receiving by the ticket server, from the premises server, a confirmation that the authorization request is approved to grant the user access to the premises;
sending, by the ticket server, a message to the host device indicating that the request is approved, and an access link message to the visitor device, the access link message providing access to an optical code for accessing the premises;
determining if the optical code for accessing the premises has been presented at an incorrect one of the plurality of entrances; and
providing visitor guidance information to the visitor device based at least in part on the optical code, the visitor guidance information comprising an elevator call assignment.
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Abstract
Premises access information can be distributed using a system having a ticket server coupled to a remotely located premises server. The ticket server receives a ticket request from a host device. After interacting with the premises server, the ticket server sends access-related information to a visitor device. The visitor device can later use the access-related information to gain access to a premises.
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1. A premises access control method, comprising:
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receiving by a ticket server, from a host device, a request for an optical code access ticket for use at a premises by a visitor device separate from the host device to gain access to the premises by a user associated with and carrying the visitor device, the premises comprising a plurality of entrances; authenticating the host device for the premises; sending, using the ticket server, an authorization request to a premises server to determine if the user should be granted access to the premises, the ticket server being remotely located from the premises server and remotely located from the host device; receiving by the ticket server, from the premises server, a confirmation that the authorization request is approved to grant the user access to the premises; sending, by the ticket server, a message to the host device indicating that the request is approved, and an access link message to the visitor device, the access link message providing access to an optical code for accessing the premises; determining if the optical code for accessing the premises has been presented at an incorrect one of the plurality of entrances; and providing visitor guidance information to the visitor device based at least in part on the optical code, the visitor guidance information comprising an elevator call assignment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A premises access control system, comprising:
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a host device; a visitor device separate from the host device; a ticket server; and a premises server for a premises, the premises comprising a plurality of entrances, the premises server being remotely located from the ticket server and connected to the ticket server over a network, the ticket server being programmed to, receive, from the host device, a request for an optical code access ticket for use at the premises by the visitor device, authenticate the host device for the premises, send an authorization request to the premises server to determine if a user of the visitor device should be granted access to the premises, receive, from the premises server, a confirmation that the authorization request is approved to grant the user of the visitor device access to the premises, send an access link message to the visitor device, the access link message providing access to an optical code for accessing the premises, and send a message to the host device indicating that the request is approved; and the premises server being programmed to, determine if the optical code for accessing the premises has been presented at an incorrect one of the plurality of entrances, and provide visitor guidance information to the visitor device based at least in part on the optical code, the visitor guidance information comprising an elevator call assignment. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having encoded thereon instructions which, when executed by one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform a method, the method comprising:
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receiving by a ticket server, from a host device, a request for an optical code access ticket for use at a premises by a visitor device separate from the host device to gain access to the premises by a user associated with and carrying the visitor device, the premises comprising a plurality of entrances; authenticating the host device for the premises; sending, using the ticket server, an authorization request to a premises server to determine if the user should be granted access to the premises, the ticket server being remotely located from the premises server and remotely located from the host device; receiving by the ticket server, from the premises server, a confirmation that the authorization request is approved to grant the user access to the premises; sending, by the ticket server, a message to the host device indicating that the request is approved, and an access link message to the visitor device, the access link message providing access to an optical code for accessing the premises; determining if the optical code for accessing the premises has been presented at an incorrect one of the plurality of entrances; and providing visitor guidance information to the visitor device based at least in part on the optical code, the visitor guidance information comprising an elevator call assignment.
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14. In one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media having encoded thereon instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to execute the instructions, a method comprising:
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receiving by a premises server, from a ticket server, a request to authorize a ticket for a visit at a premises by a visitor device, the ticket server being remotely located from the premises server, the premises comprising a plurality of entrances; sending by the premises server, to the ticket server, an authorization for the request; storing, by the premises server, information about the visit in a database; receiving by a premises server, from the visitor device, a code corresponding to the authorization; determining, by the premises server, authorization for the visit according to the code and the information; determining if the code has been presented at an incorrect one of the plurality of entrances; and providing visitor guidance information to the visitor device based at least in part on the optical code, the visitor guidance information comprising an elevator call assignment. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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