Automatic physical access

• US 10,269,195 B2
• Filed: 10/13/2017
• Issued: 04/23/2019
• 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:
  US15/782,900
• Publication Number:
  US 20180040177A1
• Time in Patent Office: 557 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 hardware processor; and

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

receiving an access notification associated with a router, the access notification identifying a wireless device requesting wireless access to a wireless network;

determining a destination associated with the wireless device;

querying an electronic database for the destination associated with the wireless device, the electronic database electronically associating network waypoints to destinations including the destination associated with the wireless device;

identifying the network waypoints in the electronic database that are electronically associated with the destination associated with the wireless device; and

generating an electronic entry instruction in response to the wireless network matching any of the network waypoints identified in the electronic database;

wherein the electronic entry instruction permits physical access toward the destination associated with the wireless device.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a location associated with the wireless device.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a service set identifier representing the wireless network.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the operations further comprise comparing the service set identifier to the network waypoints identified in the electronic database.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise identifying a route to the destination.

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

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the operations further comprise sending the electronic entry instruction to an electronic lock.

8. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a server, access notifications associated with routers, the access notifications identifying a wireless device requesting wireless access to wireless networks broadcast by the routers;

determining, by the server, a destination associated with the wireless device;

querying, by the server, an electronic database for the destination associated with the wireless device, the electronic database electronically associating network waypoints to destinations including the destination associated with the wireless device;

identifying, by the server, the network waypoints in the electronic database that are electronically associated with the destination associated with the wireless device; and

generating, by the server, an electronic entry instruction in response to any of the wireless networks matching any of the network waypoints identified in the electronic database;

wherein the electronic entry instruction permits physical access toward the destination.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising receiving a service set identifier specified by any of the access notifications.

10. The method of claim 8, further comprising receiving a service set identifier representing any of the wireless networks.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising comparing the service set identifier to the network waypoints identified in the electronic database.

12. The method of claim 8, further comprising identifying a route to the destination.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising sending the electronic entry instruction to a controller.

14. The method of claim 8, further comprising sending the electronic entry instruction to an electronic lock.

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

receiving an access notification associated with a router, the access notification identifying a wireless device requesting wireless access to a wireless network;

determining 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 waypoints to destinations including the destination associated with the meeting;

identifying the 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 waypoints identified in the electronic database; and

generating an electronic entry instruction in response to the location associated with the wireless device matching any of the waypoints identified in the electronic database;

wherein the electronic entry instruction permits physical access to the destination associated with the meeting.

16. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a subsequent access notification representing the location associated with the wireless device.

17. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a service set identifier representing the location associated with the wireless device.

18. The memory device of claim 17, wherein the operations further comprise comparing the service set identifier to the waypoints identified in the electronic database.

19. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise identifying a route to the destination associated with the meeting.

20. The memory device of claim 15, wherein the operations further comprise sending the electronic entry instruction to a controller.