Automatic calendric physical access

• US 9,824,515 B2
• Filed: 03/24/2015
• Issued: 11/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Klein, Craig Arthur, Harp, Gregory O., Sineath, Joseph Eric
• Primary Examiner(s): HOLLOWAY III, EDWIN C
• Application Number:
  US14/666,361
• Publication Number:
  US 20160284140A1
• Time in Patent Office: 973 Days
• Field of Search: 340 561
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/955 using information identifiers, e.g. uniform resource locators [URL]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1095 Meeting or appointment
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/08 With time considerations, e.g. temporary activation, valid time window or time limitations
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00896 specially adapted for particular uses
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/20 involving the use of a pass
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

Physical access to secure areas is automatically performed based on presence or detection of a wireless device. When a wireless cellular device is detected by a network serving a secure building, a unique identifier of the wireless cellular device is obtained. The identifier of the wireless cellular device may be compared to electronic calendars. If a matching calendar entry is determined, then the wireless cellular device is calendared to meet an employee or tenant inside the building. Physical access may thus be automatically granted, based on possession of a recognized cellular device.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory device, the memory device storing instructions, the instructions when executed causing the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising;

receiving packets of data identifying a cellular identifier associated with a wireless device, the wireless device requesting wireless access to a wireless network serving a secure area;

determining a user associated with the wireless device is an invitee to a meeting;

querying an electronic database for a destination associated with the meeting, the electronic database electronically associating routes to destinations including the destination associated with the meeting;

identifying locational waypoints in the electronic database that are electronically associated with the destination associated with the meeting;

comparing a location associated with the wireless device to the locational waypoints; and

generating an electronic entry instruction in response to the wireless device approaching the destination associated with the meeting;

wherein the electronic entry instruction permits physical access to the secure area.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving global positioning system information representing the locational waypoints.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving network waypoints of service set identifiers along a route of the routes to the destination associated with the meeting.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving an electronic elevator instruction paired with one of the service set identifiers, the electronic elevator instruction for summoning an elevator.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a timing parameter as a triplet with the electronic elevator instruction and the one of the service set identifiers, the timing parameter for the summoning of the elevator.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise sending the electronic entry instruction via a communications network to a controller.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving historical service set identifiers associated with wireless local area networks that are electronically associated to the cellular identifier.

8. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a server, packets of data describing a cellular identifier associated with a wireless device, the wireless device requesting wireless access to a wireless network serving a secure area;

determining, by the server, a user associated with the wireless device is an invitee to a meeting;

querying, by the server, an electronic database for a destination associated with the meeting, the electronic database electronically associating routes to destinations including the destination associated with the meeting;

identifying, by the server, a route comprising waypoints of service set identifiers in the electronic database that is electronically associated with the destination associated with the meeting;

comparing, by the server, a network identifier reported by the wireless device to the waypoints of service set identifiers; and

generating, by the server, an electronic entry instruction in response to the wireless device tracking along the waypoints of service set identifiers to the destination associated with the meeting; and

sending, by the server, the electronic entry instruction via a communications network to a network address associated with a controller;

wherein the electronic entry instruction permits physical access to the secure area based on the network identifier reported by the wireless device.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising retrieving the destination associated with the meeting.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising determining a sequential match of the waypoints of service set identifiers.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising retrieving an elevator instruction from the electronic database that is electronically associated with a service set identifier in the waypoints of service set identifiers, the elevator instruction for summoning an elevator.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising retrieving a timing parameter from the electronic database that is electronically associated with the service set identifier, the timing parameter for the summoning of the elevator.

13. The method of claim 9, further comprising retrieving a sequence of historical service set identifiers that are electronically associated with the cellular identifier.

14. A memory device storing instructions that when executed cause a processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

receiving packets of data describing a cellular identifier associated with a cellular device, the cellular device requesting access to a wireless local area network serving a secure area;

determining a user associated with the wireless device is an invitee to a meeting;

querying an electronic database for a destination associated with the meeting, the electronic database electronically associating routes to destinations including the destination associated with the meeting;

identifying a route comprising waypoints of service set identifiers in the electronic database that is electronically associated with the destination associated with the meeting;

comparing a network identifier reported by the wireless device to the waypoints of service set identifiers; and

generating an electronic entry instruction in response to the wireless device tracking along the waypoints of service set identifiers to the destination associated with the meeting; and

sending the electronic entry instruction via a communications network to a network address associated with a controller.

15. The memory device of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving the destination associated with the meeting.

16. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise determining a sequential match of the waypoints of service set identifiers.

17. The memory device of claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving an elevator instruction from the electronic database that is electronically associated with a service set identifier in the waypoints of service set identifiers, the elevator instruction for summoning an elevator.

18. The memory device of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a timing parameter from the electronic database that is electronically associated with the service set identifier, the timing parameter for the summoning of the elevator.

19. The memory device of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise determining a frolic in response to the network identifier reported by the wireless device failing to match the waypoints of service set identifiers.

20. The memory device of claim 14, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving historical service set identifiers electronically associated with the cellular identifier.