Interactively authorizing pass control method

• US 20070115092A1
• Filed: 07/21/2006
• Published: 05/24/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Inventors: Hsieh, Min-Ju, Ho, Wu-Chi, Hsu, Pin-Chao, Mai, John, Liao, Mu-Lan
• Granted Patent: US 8,074,260 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.280
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/08 With time considerations, e.g. temporary activation, valid time window or time limitations
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/28 the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence

Abstract

An interactively authorizing access control method applicable to an access control center is disclosed. According to the present invention, an effective time interval can be set for the permit by an authorized person of the object according to his/her usual pass time such that when the access control center identifies the permit is valid, the effectiveness of the permit can be further determined according to the effective time interval set by the authorized person, thereby determining whether the object is allowed to pass.

Claims

1. An interactively authorizing access control method applicable to a access control center for determining whether an object is allowed to pass or not, the method comprising the steps of:

providing an authorized person of the object with at least one permit, the authorized person being allowed to set at least one effective time interval for the permit according to his/her usual pass time to passing through the access control center;

having the access control center to identify whether the permit is valid for the object to pass, if the permit is identified to be valid, the following step is performed, or else the object is not allowed to pass through the access control center; and

determining whether the permit is effective according to the effective time interval set by the authorized person, if the permit is effective, the object is allowed to pass through the pass control center, or else the object is not allowed to pass through the access control center.

2. The interactively authorizing access control method of claim 1, wherein the effective time interval refers to a time interval for every day.

3. The interactively authorizing access control method of claim 1, wherein the effective time interval refers to a plurality of time intervals for every day.

4. The interactively authorizing access control method of claim 1, wherein the effective time interval refers to a periodically effective time interval.

5. The interactively authorizing access control method of claim 4, wherein the unit of the periodically effective time interval is one of a day, a week, a month, a quarter, a half year and a year.

6. The interactively authorizing access control method of claim 1, wherein the permit is one of a contact permit and a contactless permit.

7. The interactively authorizing access control method of claim 6, wherein the contact permit is a magnetic strip permit.

8. The interactively authorizing access control method of claim 6, wherein the contactless permit is a radio frequency identification (RFID) permit.

9. The interactively authorizing access control method of claim 1, wherein the access control center is used in one of a parking lot, a marketplace, a house and a building.

10. The interactively authorizing access control method of claim 1, wherein the object is one of a vehicle, a commodity and a goods.

11. An interactively authorizing access control method applicable to a access control center for determining whether at least an object is allowed to pass or not, the method comprising the steps of:

providing an authorized person of the object with at least one permit, the authorized person being allowed to set an effective time interval for the permit according to his/her usual pass time to passing through the access control center;

having the access control center to identify whether the permit is valid for the object to pass, if the permit is valid, the following step is performed, or else the object is not allowed to pass through the access control center;

determining whether the permit is effective according to the effective time interval set by the authorized person, if the permit is effective, the object is allowed to pass, or else the following step is performed; and

sending an instant message about a status of the object to the authorized person and determining whether the object is allowed to pass according to a response message from the authorized person.

12. The interactively authorizing access control method of claim 11, wherein the instant message about the status of the object is transferred through a communication device.

13. The interactively authorizing access control method of claim 12, wherein the communication device is one of a wired telephone, a mobile phone and a web browser.

14. The interactively authorizing access control method of claim 11, wherein the response message is transferred through a communication device.

15. The interactively authorizing access control method of claim 14, wherein the communication device is one of a wired telephone, a mobile phone and a web browser.

16. The interactively authorizing access control method of claim 11, wherein the effective time interval is set through a communication device.

17. The interactively authorizing access control method of claim 16, wherein the communication device is one of a wired telephone, a mobile phone and a web browser.

18. The interactively authorizing access control method of claim 11, wherein the permit is one of a contact permit and a contactless permit.

19. The interactively authorizing access control method of claim 18, wherein the contact permit is a magnetic strip permit.

20. The interactively authorizing access control method of claim 18, wherein the contactless permit is an RFID permit.

21. The interactively authorizing access control method of claim 11, wherein the access control center is used in one of a parking lot, a marketplace, a house and a building.

22. The interactively authorizing access control method of claim 11, wherein the object is one of a vehicle, a commodity and a goods.