Sending access information from physical access control system to user terminal
First Claim
1. A system for initiating a connection of a mobile communication device (MCD) to a target wireless access point (TWAP) providing access to a communication network, the system comprising:
- an access control apparatus, physically separate from the TWAP, comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer-executable instructions for configuring the processor to carry out a method comprising;
establishing a device to device short communication link connection between the access control apparatus and the MCD; and
communicating, by the access control apparatus via the device to device short communication link connection, an access information to the MCD, wherein the access information enables the MCD to establish access to the communication network via a wireless connection, distinct from the device to device short communication link connection, between the MCD and the TWAP,wherein the communicating the access information to the MCD is carried out in response to a triggering condition taken from the group consisting of;
detecting, by the access control apparatus, a presence of the MCD within a detection range of the access control apparatus, andauthenticating the MCD based upon authentication information provided by the MCD to the access control apparatus via the device to device short communication link connection, andwherein the access information communicated by the access control apparatus to the MCD is sufficient to confirm the access by the MCD to the communication network without a further communicating between the TWAP and the access control apparatus after the communicating the access information to the MCD by the access control apparatus.
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Abstract
A system and method for executing a handover of a mobile communication device from a source access point to a target access point includes an access control module configured to be communicatively coupled to the mobile communication device, a management system communicatively coupled to the access control module and the target access point, and a communication network, access to which is controlled by the target access point. The access control module is configured to provide access information from the management system to a mobile communication device over a short distance communication link to allow the mobile communication device to access the communication network.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for initiating a connection of a mobile communication device (MCD) to a target wireless access point (TWAP) providing access to a communication network, the system comprising:
an access control apparatus, physically separate from the TWAP, comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer-executable instructions for configuring the processor to carry out a method comprising; establishing a device to device short communication link connection between the access control apparatus and the MCD; and communicating, by the access control apparatus via the device to device short communication link connection, an access information to the MCD, wherein the access information enables the MCD to establish access to the communication network via a wireless connection, distinct from the device to device short communication link connection, between the MCD and the TWAP, wherein the communicating the access information to the MCD is carried out in response to a triggering condition taken from the group consisting of; detecting, by the access control apparatus, a presence of the MCD within a detection range of the access control apparatus, and authenticating the MCD based upon authentication information provided by the MCD to the access control apparatus via the device to device short communication link connection, and wherein the access information communicated by the access control apparatus to the MCD is sufficient to confirm the access by the MCD to the communication network without a further communicating between the TWAP and the access control apparatus after the communicating the access information to the MCD by the access control apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for initiating a connection of a mobile communication device (MCD) to a target wireless access point (TWAP) providing access to a communication network, by an access control apparatus, the method comprising:
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establishing a device to device short communication link connection between the access control apparatus and the MCD; and communicating, by the access control apparatus via the device to device short communication link connection, an access information to the MCD, wherein the access information enables the MCD to establish access to the communication network via a wireless connection, distinct from the device to device short communication link connection, between the MCD and the TWAP, wherein the communicating the access information is carried out in response to a triggering condition taken from the group consisting of; detecting, by the access control apparatus, a presence of the MCD within a detection range of the access control apparatus, and authenticating the MCD based upon authentication information provided by the MCD to the access control apparatus via the device to device short communication link connection, and wherein the access information communicated by the access control apparatus to the MCD is sufficient to confirm the access by the MCD to the communication network without a further communicating between the TWAP and the access control apparatus after the communicating the access information to the MCD by the access control apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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