System for permitting secure access to a restricted area
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1. An access system allowing a user to access a restricted area using a wireless user device, the access system comprising:
- a database storing access permissions identifying at least one wireless user device authorized to access said restricted area and one access node authorized to permit access to said restricted area;
an access governor including a locking device securing a restricted area, said locking device having a short-range wireless receiver suitable for receiving unlock commands and responding by allowing a user access to said restricted area;
an access node, separate from said locking device, positioned near said restricted area and having a short-range wireless radio for connecting to the wireless user device;
a server operable to receive an unlock request associated with a wireless user device and a structure from said access node and transmit an authorized request to said access node upon authorizing said unlock request using said database,wherein said unlock request is authorized only if received from an access node authorized to permit access to said restricted area and originated from a wireless user device authorized to access said restricted area.
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Abstract
A wireless device access system employs short-range wireless communication to require the proximity of a user device to a restricted area prior to communicating an unlock request. The access system authenticates the unlock request and the proximity of the user to the restricted area prior to transmitting an unlock command to an access governor. Additionally, the wireless device may require the proximity of a user token prior to operation and/or the access system may include an override within the restricted area blocking any unlock command.
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1. An access system allowing a user to access a restricted area using a wireless user device, the access system comprising:
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a database storing access permissions identifying at least one wireless user device authorized to access said restricted area and one access node authorized to permit access to said restricted area; an access governor including a locking device securing a restricted area, said locking device having a short-range wireless receiver suitable for receiving unlock commands and responding by allowing a user access to said restricted area; an access node, separate from said locking device, positioned near said restricted area and having a short-range wireless radio for connecting to the wireless user device; a server operable to receive an unlock request associated with a wireless user device and a structure from said access node and transmit an authorized request to said access node upon authorizing said unlock request using said database, wherein said unlock request is authorized only if received from an access node authorized to permit access to said restricted area and originated from a wireless user device authorized to access said restricted area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An access system allowing a user to access a restricted area using a wireless user device, the access system comprising:
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a database storing access permissions identifying at least one wireless user device authorized to access said restricted area and one access node authorized to permit access to said restricted area; an access governor securing the accessibility of a restricted area; an indicator configured to provide a notification to said access governor, said indicator having a short-range wireless receiver suitable for receiving access commands and responding by notifying said access governor whether to allow a user access to said restricted area; an access node, separate from said indicator, positioned near said structure and having a short-range wireless radio for connecting to the wireless user device; a server operable to receive an unlock request associated with a wireless user device and a restricted area from said access node and transmit an authorized request to said access node upon authorizing said access request using said database, wherein said access request is authorized only if received from an access node authorized to permit access to said restricted area and originated from a wireless user device authorized to access said restricted area. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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