Communication and processing of credential data
First Claim
1. A reader unit configured to:
- register credential data in respect of users seeking access to a well-defined space,communicate with an access-control-related building component associated with the well-defined space, andcommunicate with a first network-addressable credential data receiver operated by a first organization for causing at least one access decision in respect of the well-defined space to be effected,wherein the reader unit is further configured to;
communicate with at least one second network-addressable credential data receiver operated by a second organization different from the first organization for causing at least one access decision in respect of the well-defined space to be effected, andforward, via a communication network, each registered piece of credential data to either the first credential data receiver or a particular one of the at least one second credential data receiver based on an address linked to the piece of credential data which address identifies the first credential data receiver or the particular one of the at least one second credential data receiver by their respective network addresses, the linked address being stored in;
a memory module of the reader unit oron a carrier holding the piece of credential data which carrier is configured to be presented to the reader unit for registering the piece of credential data with the reader unit.
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Abstract
Credential data representing users seeking access to a well-defined space are registered in a reader unit associated with an access-control-related building component. A linked address associates the credential data with a first credential data receiver (EAC1) and/or at least one second credential data receiver (EAC2). The address is stored in a memory at the reader unit or on a portable carrier holding the credential data. If the address identifies the first credential data receiver (EAC1), the reader unit forwards the registered credential data to this unit (EAC1). If the address (A) identifies a particular second credential data receiver (EAC2), the reader unit instead forwards the registered credential data (CD) to this unit (EAC2). When receiving the credential data, the units (EAC1; EAC2) effect at least one decision concerning the well-defined space independently of one another.
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17 Claims
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1. A reader unit configured to:
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register credential data in respect of users seeking access to a well-defined space, communicate with an access-control-related building component associated with the well-defined space, and communicate with a first network-addressable credential data receiver operated by a first organization for causing at least one access decision in respect of the well-defined space to be effected, wherein the reader unit is further configured to; communicate with at least one second network-addressable credential data receiver operated by a second organization different from the first organization for causing at least one access decision in respect of the well-defined space to be effected, and forward, via a communication network, each registered piece of credential data to either the first credential data receiver or a particular one of the at least one second credential data receiver based on an address linked to the piece of credential data which address identifies the first credential data receiver or the particular one of the at least one second credential data receiver by their respective network addresses, the linked address being stored in; a memory module of the reader unit or on a carrier holding the piece of credential data which carrier is configured to be presented to the reader unit for registering the piece of credential data with the reader unit. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4)
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2. A data communication system comprising:
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a reader unit configured to register credential data in respect of users seeking access to a well-defined space, an access-control-related building component associated with the reader unit and the well-defined space, and a first network-addressable credential data receiver configured to receive credential data registered by the reader unit and in response thereto cause at least one access decision in respect of the well-defined space to be effected based on a first set of user access rights stored in a first database, wherein the data communication system comprises at least one second network-addressable credential data receiver configured to receive credential data registered by the reader unit and in response thereto cause at least one access decision in respect of the well-defined space to be effected based on a second set of user access rights stored in a second database different from the first database, the reader unit is communicatively connected, via a communication network, to the first credential data receiver and the at least one second credential data receiver, and the reader unit is further configured to forward a registered piece of credential data to either the first credential data receiver or a particular one of the at least one second credential data receiver based on an address linked to the piece of credential data which address identifies the first credential data receiver or the particular one of the at least one second credential data receiver by their respective network addresses, the linked address being stored in; a memory module of the reader unit or on a carrier holding the piece of credential data which carrier is configured to be presented to the reader unit for registering the piece of credential data. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 15, 16, 17)
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8. A method of communicating data in a network comprising:
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registering credential data in a reader unit, the credential data representing users seeking access to a well-defined space associated with the reader unit, forwarding any registered credential data to a network-addressable credential data receiver and in response thereto, effecting at least one access decision in respect of the well-defined space, wherein the network comprises a first network-addressable credential data receiver enforcing security policies of a first organization and at least one second network-addressable credential data receiver enforcing security policies of a second enterprise that is different from the first organization, and the method comprising forwarding, via a communication network, each registered piece of credential data to either the first credential data receiver or a particular one of the at least one second credential data receiver based on an address linked to the piece of credential data which address identifies the first credential data receiver or the particular one of the at least one second credential data receiver by their respective network addresses, the linked address being stored in; a memory module of the reader unit or on a carrier holding the piece of credential data which carrier is configured to be presented to the reader unit for registering the piece of credential data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product loadable into the memory of a computer, the computer program product comprising software, which when executed on a computer:
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registers credential data in a reader unit, the credential data representing users seeking access to a well-defined space associated to the reader unit, forwards, via a communication network, each registered piece of credential data to either a first network-addressable credential data receiver administered by a first organization or a particular one of at least one second networked-addressable credential data receiver administered by a second organization based on an address linked to the piece of credential data which address identifies the first credential data receiver or the particular one of the at least one second credential data receiver, the linked address being stored in a memory module of the reader unit or on a carrier holding the piece of credential data which carrier is configured to be presented to the reader unit for registering the piece of credential data, wherein each of said credential data receivers is configured to, in response to a piece of credential data, effect at least one access decision in respect of the well-defined space. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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