Enhancing the security of short-range communication in connection with an access control device
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- associating a mobile device enabled as a first short-range communication device with an access control device enabled as a second short-range communication device, the access control device configured to control access to a secure locationstoring registration data for the mobile device at the access control device;
receiving, via the mobile device, a user authentication for permitting short-range communication with the access control device, the user authentication related to a movement of an end user of the mobile device;
determining whether the mobile device and the access control device are in proximity to one another;
permitting a first short-range communication session between the mobile device and the access control device;
confirming an association between the mobile device and the access control device using the registration data;
preventing further short-range communication between the mobile device and the access control device when no association exists;
permitting a second short-range communication session between the mobile device and the access control device when the association exists, when the access control device and the associated mobile device are in proximity to one another, and when a detected movement of a user of the mobile device is substantially similar to the user authentication, the second short-range communication session related to access information for permitting the user to access the secure location based on access criteria for the secure location; and
changing the user authentication at a pre-determined frequency of time.
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Abstract
An apparatus for enhancing the security of short-range communication in connection with an access control device may be provided. The system includes a mobile device and an application executing thereon. The application is configured to store a user-defined authentication for permitting short-range communication with the associated access control device and configured to control access to a secure location. The authentication is related to an action of an end user of the mobile device. The application is configured to determine when the devices are in proximity to one another, detect a movement of a user of the mobile device, and permit short-range communication between the devices when the devices are in proximity to one another and the detected movement is substantially similar to the defined authentication. The permitted short-range communication is related to information for permitting the user to access the secure location.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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associating a mobile device enabled as a first short-range communication device with an access control device enabled as a second short-range communication device, the access control device configured to control access to a secure location storing registration data for the mobile device at the access control device; receiving, via the mobile device, a user authentication for permitting short-range communication with the access control device, the user authentication related to a movement of an end user of the mobile device; determining whether the mobile device and the access control device are in proximity to one another; permitting a first short-range communication session between the mobile device and the access control device; confirming an association between the mobile device and the access control device using the registration data; preventing further short-range communication between the mobile device and the access control device when no association exists; permitting a second short-range communication session between the mobile device and the access control device when the association exists, when the access control device and the associated mobile device are in proximity to one another, and when a detected movement of a user of the mobile device is substantially similar to the user authentication, the second short-range communication session related to access information for permitting the user to access the secure location based on access criteria for the secure location; and changing the user authentication at a pre-determined frequency of time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising:
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a mobile device operable as a first short-range communication device; and a mobile application executing on the mobile device and configured to store a user defined authentication for permitting short-range communication with an associated access control device operable as a second short-range communication device and configured to control access to a secure location, the user defined authentication related to an action of an end user of the mobile device, wherein the mobile application is configured to permit a first short-range communication between the mobile device and the access control device, confirm an association between the mobile device and access control device, prevent further short-range communication when no association exists, determine when the mobile device and the access control device are in proximity to one another, detect an action of a user of the mobile device, and permit a second short-range communication between the mobile device and the access control device based on access criteria, and when the mobile device and the access control device are in proximity to one another and the detected action is substantially similar to the defined user authentication, the second short-range communication related to access information for permitting the user to access the secure location based on access criteria for the secure location, wherein the user authentication changes at a pre-determined frequency. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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determining, at an access control device enabled as a first short-range communication device and configured to control access to a secure location, whether a mobile device enabled as a second short-range communication device is in proximity to the access control device; storing, at the access control device, registration data for the mobile device linking the access control device and mobile device; permitting, at the access control device, a first communication session between the access control device and mobile device; verifying, at the access control device, when the mobile device is in proximity to the access control device, that the mobile device is linked with the access control device; preventing further communication when the mobile device is not linked with the access control device; permitting, at the access control device, a second communication session between the access control device and mobile device based on access criteria, and when the mobile device is in proximity to the access control device and the mobile device and access control device are linked; requesting, when the mobile device is linked with the access control device, performance of a user authentication by a user of the mobile device, the user authentication defined by an end user of the mobile device and related to a movement of the end user of the mobile device; receiving, at the access control device, data indicative of the performance of the user authentication by the user of the mobile device, the data received from the mobile device; controlling, at the access control device, access to the secure location based on the received data and access criteria for the secure location; and providing, via the mobile device, a second user authentication, different from the user authentication, for permitting short-range communication with a second access control device, the second access control device associated with a second secure location different from the secure location. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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