Access control system for a common area of a building connected to an alarm control panel located in the common areas
The access control system addresses the issue of deaf residents and distant residents by sending differentiated emergency alerts to smartphones, ensuring all are informed and facilitating evacuation.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- FR · FR
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- COGELEC
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-29
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-05
AI Technical Summary
Existing access control systems in buildings fail to alert deaf or hard-of-hearing residents and those living far from the building in case of emergencies, and do not differentiate alert types based on the cause of the emergency.
An access control system that integrates an alert control linked to a telecommunications module, which sends alert notifications to residents' smartphones via short-range and long-distance communication, allowing differentiation of alerts based on emergency type and enabling remote management.
Ensures all residents, regardless of hearing ability or distance, are informed of building emergencies through smartphone alerts, facilitating evacuation and providing real-time updates on emergency status.
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Abstract
Description
Title of the invention: Access control system for a common area of a building connected to an alarm control located in the common areas. Technical field
[0001] The field of the invention is that of the design and manufacture of an access control system.
[0002] More specifically, the invention relates to an access control system for a common area of a building including a plurality of dwellings accessible through said common area, the system implementing keys or badges each bearing a unique identifier recognized by recognition devices located at the entrances and exits of the common area to be controlled.
[0003] The entrances and exits of this common area include doors whose opening and closing can be controlled by the system.
[0004] The term door is more generally understood to mean a device blocking a passage, for a pedestrian or a vehicle, such as a barrier, an airlock, a turnstile, a door in the literal sense of the term.
[0005] The terms "opening" and "closing" refer to the movement of the door from a position where the passage is closed to a position where the passage is open. It is also understood that opening or closing can only refer to the activation of the door's locking mechanisms in a position where the passage is closed. State of the art
[0006] Typically, current access control systems implement: - a fleet of badges or remote controls each having a computer number, at least one badge (or remote control) reader, connected to the door, the reader integrating a computer identifier and means of proximity communication; - a telecommunications module comprising: - initial means of communication capable of communicating with the proximity communication means of the badge reader (or remote control) via a proximity network, a network name being assigned to the proximity network, - second means of long-distance communication, - a computer platform including platform communication means capable of communicating with the second means of communication of the telecommunications module and including a database listing the computer numbers of badges or remote controls, the computer identifiers of badge or remote control readers and proximity network names, the computer platform further comprising a computer unit configured for: - receive a digital door opening request including a computer number for a badge or remote control and an identifier for a badge or remote control reader, - verify a match between the computer number of the badge or remote control and an identifier of the badge or remote control reader, - after verifying the correspondence, issue an instruction to open the door or not open it to the badge reader.
[0007] Furthermore, the common area(s) of the building may be equipped with an alarm system that can be activated by a person if they notice or detect a critical problem. Examples of critical problems include fire, flooding or water damage, assault, vandalism, etc.
[0008] Conventionally, the alert control, when activated, triggers an audible alert. Technical problem
[0009] However, some of the residents may be deaf or hard of hearing, which exposes them to the risk of not hearing the audible alarm and therefore not reacting appropriately to the causes that led to the alarm being triggered.
[0010] Furthermore, it is clear that only those present in the building where the audible alarm is triggered are alerted, or those in the vicinity of the building. On the other hand, any resident living far from the building is not in a position to be informed that a problem is occurring in their residential building.
[0011] The invention aims in particular to overcome these drawbacks of the prior art.
[0012] More specifically, the invention aims to provide an access control system for a common area incorporating an alert control that makes it possible to alert residents regardless of their ability to hear an audible alarm, whether due to hearing impairment or distance from the building.
[0013] The invention also aims to provide such a system which makes it possible to differentiate the alert according to the causes which triggered this alert.
[0014] The invention further aims to provide such a system which can help to facilitate the evacuation of residents in the event of an alert. Summary of the invention
[0015] An access control system for a common area of a building including multiple dwellings accessible through said common area, the latter incorporating at least one alarm control, the system being of the type implementing: - at least one door giving access to the common area; - smartphones owned by residents of the accommodations, - a fleet of remote controls, each with a unique computer number, owned by the residents, - at least one access control device capable of receiving information transmitted by remote controls to authorize, or deny, access to the common area, and including means of short-range communication, - a telecommunications module comprising: - initial means of communication capable of communicating with the local communication systems of the access control device, - Secondary means of long-distance communication, - a computer platform including means of communication of a platform capable of communicating with the second means of communication of the telecommunications module and including a database listing the computer numbers of remote controls and associating each computer number of remote control with a resident's registered smartphone with a digital smartphone identifier capable of enabling a communication link with a computer unit of the computer platform, characterized in that the alert command is linked to the access control device and / or the telecommunications module to emit, in the event of activation of the command, an alert signal to the computer platform, the computer unit being configured to emit an alert notification to the registered resident's cell phones.
[0016] Thus, thanks to the invention, every resident is informed, via their smartphone, of an ongoing alert situation in their building, regardless of their ability to hear an audible alarm. In other words, whether the resident is hard of hearing or deaf, or even lives far from their building, they will be informed of an alert situation by the notification received on their smartphone.
[0017] It is understood that a resident away from his place of residence receives information about an abnormal situation in his residential building and can keep himself informed of the follow-up to the situation which triggered the activation of the alert command.
[0018] From a technical standpoint, the term "alert control" refers to any means capable of triggering the emission of an alert (audible, visual, etc.). The control can therefore be manual and, consequently, intended to be operated by a person present in the building. Alternatively, or in addition, the control can be of the sensor or detector type (motion, smoke, opening, perimeter, etc.).
[0019] According to an advantageous solution, the digital identifier of the computer phone is constituted by the phone's phone number.
[0020] This proves to be one of the simplest solutions for issuing the notification to residents, since, generally, in such access control systems, the data concerning the resident includes his mobile phone number (smartphone).
[0021] According to a preferred solution, the smartphones include a computer application forming an interface for exchanges with the computer platform, the computer application being configured to receive the alert notification.
[0022] In this case, the computer application is advantageously configured to activate an alert confirmation instruction that can be activated upon receipt of an alert notification.
[0023] In this way, residents who have received an initial alert notification obtain a sort of reassurance provided by the confirmations of residents present in the building.
[0024] Advantageously, the computer application is configured to activate an end-of-alert instruction.
[0025] Thus, for people away from their residential building, this feature is particularly interesting insofar as it allows them in real time, or almost, to know that the emergency situation, or at least the alert situation, is over.
[0026] According to a particular embodiment, the computer application is configured to display a list of actionable alert qualifications upon receipt of an alert notification, including: - fire, - flooding or water damage, - assault, - vandalism, - other.
[0027] Here again, for residents far from their residential building, this allows them to obtain information on the degree of severity and / or the nature of the event taking place in their residential building.
[0028] According to one conceivable embodiment, the computer application includes a unique registration number and the digital identifier of the smartphone is constituted by the unique registration number.
[0029] This feature may prove particularly advantageous with regard to residents who, in the context of the management of their personal data, do not wish to communicate their mobile phone number to the building manager.
[0030] According to another conceivable feature, the system includes a remote management interface for the computer platform, and the computer unit is configured to send an alert message to a management interface in the event of receiving an alert signal from the access control device and / or the telecommunications module.
[0031] Thus, the manager is also informed of the situation taking place in the residential building which he manages in terms of access control, which allows him to take appropriate measures.
[0032] According to another conceivable advantageous feature, a computer unit is configured to send, to the access control device, an instruction to unlock the door(s) in the event of receiving an alert system.
[0033] Such a feature helps to facilitate the evacuation of residents present in the building, or at the very least, avoids maintaining situations which tend to hinder the evacuation of residents. Brief description of the drawings
[0034] Other features and advantages of the invention will become more apparent upon reading the following description of various preferred embodiments of the invention, given by way of illustrative and non-limiting examples, and the single attached figure: - [Fig.1] [Fig.1] schematically illustrates an access control system according to the invention. Detailed description
[0035] With reference to [Fig.1], a system for controlling access to a common area C of a building I including a plurality of dwellings L accessible through the common area of the building is described below, at least one alert control 5 being integrated into the common area.
[0036] Such a system typically implements: - at least one door P giving access to the common area C; - 6-inch smartphones owned by residents of the accommodations; - a fleet of remote controls 1, each having a computer number 10, these remote controls being held by the residents; - at least one access control device 2, capable of receiving information emitted by remote controls 1 to authorize, or not, access to the common area C, and including means of proximity communication 20; - a telecommunications module 3 comprising: - the first means of communication 30 capable of communicating with the means of proximity communication 20 of the access control system 2, - second means of communication 31 of the long-distance type.
[0037] According to a particular embodiment, the proximity network through which the telecommunications module 3 and the access control device 2 communicate with each other is a Bluetooth type network.
[0038] The system also implements a computer platform 4, generally located at a remote site from the building, whose platform manages access control.
[0039] This computer platform includes platform communication means 40 capable of communicating with the second communication means 31 of the telecommunication module 3.
[0040] The platform further includes a database 41 listing the computer numbers 10 of the remote controls 1, and associating each computer number of remote controls with a resident's computer 6, each registered with a digital identifier of the computer capable of enabling a communication link with a computer unit 42 of the computer platform 4.
[0041] This computer unit 42 of the computer platform is, in a manner known per se, configured to ensure operation between the remote controls and the access control device, that is to say: - receive a digital door opening request including a remote control computer number and an access control device identifier, - verify that the remote control's computer number matches the access control device's identifier, - after verifying the correspondence, issue an instruction to open or not open the door to the access control device.
[0042] According to the principle of the invention, the alert control is linked to the access control device to emit, in the event of activation of the alert control, an alert signal to the computer platform and the computer unit 42 is configured to emit an alert notification to the registered residents' O smartphones.
[0043] The alert signal is transmitted by the access control device via the telecommunications module and its secondary long-range communication means 31. It is also possible for the alert control to be directly connected to the telecommunications module, which, when the alert control is activated, transmits the alert signal to the computer platform.
[0044] The connection between the alert control and the control device and / or the telecommunications module can be wired or wireless. In the latter case, the alert control can communicate with the access control device and / or the telecommunications module via the proximity communication network, in particular of the Bluetooth type, used for exchanges between the access control device and the telecommunications module.
[0045] The database 41 of the computer platform can integrate the phone numbers of the O-series phones as a digital phone identifier.
[0046] According to another possible solution, the residents' O smartphones include a computer application 61 that forms an interface for exchanges with the computer platform. In this case, the digital identifier of the smartphone used to issue alert notifications can be the unique registration number included in the computer application loaded on the resident's O smartphone.
[0047] This computer application 61 of the smartphones is also configured to receive the alert notification issued where appropriate by the computer platform.
[0048] Furthermore, the computer application 61 can also be configured to: - activate an alert confirmation instruction that can be activated upon receipt of an alert notification; - activate an alert end instruction; - display a list of actionable alert qualifications that can be triggered upon receipt of an alert notification, including: - fire, - flooding or water damage, - assault, - vandalism, - other.
[0049] The system according to the invention may include a remote management interface 7 for the computer platform 4. In this case, the computer unit is configured to send an alert message to the manager interface 7 in case of receiving an alert signal from the access control device 2 and / or the telecommunications module 3.
[0050] According to a particular embodiment, the computer unit 42 of the computer platform is configured to send, to the access control device 2, an instruction to unlock the door(s) P in the event of receiving an alert signal.
Claims
Demands
1. Access control system for a common area (C) of a building (I) including a plurality of dwellings (L) accessible through said common area, the latter incorporating at least one alarm control (5), the system being of the type implementing: - at least one door (P) giving access to the common area (C); - six smartphones owned by residents of the accommodations, - a fleet of remote controls (1), each with a computer number (10), held by the residents, - at least one access control device (2) capable of receiving information emitted by remote controls (1) to authorize, or not, access to the common area, and including means of proximity communication (20), - a telecommunications module (3) comprising: - initial means of communication (30) capable of communicating with the proximity means of communication (20) of the access control device (2), - second means of communication (31) of the long-distance type, - a computer platform (4) comprising platform communication means (40) capable of communicating with the second communication means (31) of the telecommunication module (3) and including a database (41) listing the computer numbers (10) of remote controls (1) and associating each computer number of remote control with a resident's registered smartphone (6) with a digital smartphone identifier capable of enabling a communication link with a computer unit (42) of the computer platform, characterized in that the alert control (5) is linked to the access control device (2) and / or the telecommunications module (3) to emit, in the event of activation of the alert command (5), an alert signal to the computer platform (4), the computer unit (42) being configured to emit an alert notification to the registered resident's smartphone (6).
2. Control system according to claim 1, characterized in that the digital identifier of the phone is constituted by the phone's call number.
3. Access control system according to claim 1, characterized in that the smartphones (6) include a computer application (61) forming an exchange interface with the computer platform (4), the computer application (61) being configured to receive the alert notification.
4. Access control system according to claim 3, characterized in that the computer application (61) is configured to activate an alert confirmation instruction that can be acted upon receipt of an alert notification.
5. Access control system according to claim 3, characterized in that the computer application (61) is configured to activate an end-of-alert instruction.
6. Access control system according to any one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that the computer application (61) is configured to display a list of actionable alert qualifications upon receipt of an alert notification, including: - fire, - flood or water damage, - assault, - vandalism, - other.
7. Access control system according to any one of claims 3 to 6, characterized in that the computer application (61) includes a unique registration number and in that the digital identifier of the smartphone is constituted by the unique registration number.
8. An access control system according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises a remote manager interface (7) from the computer platform (4), and in that the computer unit (42) is configured to issue, at destination of the manager interface (7), an alert message in case of receipt of an alert signal from the access control device (2) and / or the telecommunications module (3).
9. Access control system according to any one of the preceding claims characterized in that the computer unit (42) is configured to send, to the access control device (2), an instruction to unlock the door(s) (P) in the event of receiving an alert signal.