Access Control Module with ID Transmitter Data Storage

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing access control systems face challenges with wireless data exchange, including long response times and potential malfunctions due to radio link interruptions, and require frequent reprogramming and data synchronization when ID transmitters are lost or access rules change.

Innovation Solution

Storing access control data on the ID transmitter instead of the control center or access control module, allowing the first access control module to make independent decisions based on read data, and enabling data exchange only on request, simplifying the system's structure and operation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of time

If access control data is stored on the ID transmitter instead of the control center, then the response time is reduced and the system complexity is reduced, but the security risk increases if the ID transmitter is lost

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresponse timeVSAvoidsecurity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of timeVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by storing access control data on the ID transmitter in advance, enabling the access control module to make independent decisions without real-time communication with the control center. This preliminary data storage on the transmitter allows immediate access decisions, reducing response time while maintaining security through pre-configured access rules and validity periods.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Loss of information

If the wireless access control module is permanently connected to the control center via radio link, then data exchange is enabled, but the response time increases and the system becomes vulnerable to radio interruptions

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata exchange capabilityVSAvoidresponse time
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The invention extracts the access control data from the control center and places it directly on the ID transmitter. This extraction allows the access control module to read necessary data locally from the transmitter without requiring continuous wireless communication with the control center, thereby reducing response time and eliminating vulnerability to radio link interruptions while maintaining data exchange capability for system management.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

3Reliability

If the access control modules are reprogrammed frequently to maintain security, then the security is maintained, but the operational burden increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovesecurityVSAvoidoperational burden
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements periodic action through time-based access control rules stored on the ID transmitter, which automatically expire after specified validity periods. This periodic validity mechanism maintains security by ensuring access rights are time-limited, while reducing operational burden because the system automatically manages expiration without requiring frequent manual reprogramming or comparison operations with the control center.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This approach reduces the complexity of the access control system, minimizes the need for frequent data exchanges, and ensures that a lost ID transmitter becomes unusable after a specified period, enhancing security and reducing operational burdens.

Implementation Method 1

identification data are stored on the ID transmitter, which can be read out magnetically, optically, contactlessly or wirelessly

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMagnetic reading: Magnetism

Implementation Method 2

identification data are stored on the ID transmitter, which can be read out magnetically, optically, contactlessly or wirelessly

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectOptical reading: Light

Implementation Method 3

identification data are stored on the ID transmitter, which can be read out magnetically, optically, contactlessly or wirelessly

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectContactless reading: Electromagnetic Induction

Implementation Method 4

identification data are stored on the ID transmitter, which can be read out magnetically, optically, contactlessly or wirelessly

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectWireless reading: Electromagnetic Propulsion

Data Source

PatentEP2098998B1Access control system and method for operating such a system
Publication Date: 2016.05.25 DORMA GMBH & CO KG
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AI summary

The invention relates to an access control system (1) comprising at least one control center (3), a first access control module (9) which includes at least one read module (9.1) and one actuating module (9.2), wherein the read module (9.1) serves to read data from an ID transmitter (8), and the actuating module (9.2) grants access to an object if the correct data has been read from the ID transmitter (8). According to the invention, identification data and access control data are stored on the ID transmitter (8), which can be read by the read module (9.1). The actuating module (9.2) then decides on access to the object based on this data. Furthermore, the invention also relates to a method for operating an access control system (1) according to the invention.