Integrated access system
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1. An access system comprising:
- a sensor generating a sensor signal in response to a presentation of an access device by a presenter to the sensor;
a video device capturing a series of images of the presenter immediately prior to the presentation;
a storage device operatively coupled to the video device, the storage device storing the series of images of the presenter;
a controller coupled to the sensor, the controller generating a control signal responsive to the sensor signal; and
a locking mechanism coupled to the controller responsive to the control signal;
wherein an identifying data is generated from the sensor signal, and wherein said identifying data is correlated to one or more of the images in the storage device.
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Abstract
An integrated access system includes an access device, a locking mechanism, a sensor, a controller, and a video device. The controller is coupled to the locking mechanism and the sensor and controls the locking mechanism in response to the access device being detected by the sensor. The video device captures images of a presenter of the access device. A housing houses the sensor and the video device.
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1. An access system comprising:
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a sensor generating a sensor signal in response to a presentation of an access device by a presenter to the sensor;
a video device capturing a series of images of the presenter immediately prior to the presentation;
a storage device operatively coupled to the video device, the storage device storing the series of images of the presenter;
a controller coupled to the sensor, the controller generating a control signal responsive to the sensor signal; and
a locking mechanism coupled to the controller responsive to the control signal;
wherein an identifying data is generated from the sensor signal, and wherein said identifying data is correlated to one or more of the images in the storage device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An access system comprising:
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a sensor generating a sensor signal in response to a presentation of an access device to the sensor by a presenter;
a video device periodically capturing a series of images of the presenter of the access device immediately prior to the presentation, such that one image of the series is captured every first period of time;
a storage device operatively coupled to the video device, the storage device storing each image of the series of images for a second period of time prior to the presentation of the access device;
a controller coupled to the sensor, the controller generating a control signal responsive to the sensor signal; and
a locking mechanism coupled to the controller responsive to the control signal;
wherein data identifying the access device is generated from the sensor signal, and wherein the data is correlated to one or more of the images in the storage device. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method for monitoring access to a portal, the method comprising:
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capturing periodically a series of images of a presenter of an access device immediately prior to an attempted access to the portal;
storing the images sequentially, such that each image is stored for a first period of time;
generating a signal in response to the attempt to access the portal by the presenter;
permitting access to the portal if the signal indicates the attempt is valid;
correlating identifying data contained in the signal with at least one of the stored images; and
transmitting, to a remote computer, the at least one stored image and the data correlated therewith in response to the signal. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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