Portable Access Control Device Local Authentication

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional access control systems rely on network connectivity to authenticate users, which can fail in instances where the network is unavailable or not connected, leading to access control disruptions.

Innovation Solution

A portable access control device that stores user identifiers and attributes locally, receives access criteria, and determines access status using a data input component, presenting alerts and transmitting access status via integrated components, allowing for independent operation without network connectivity.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If conventional access control systems use network connectivity to authenticate users, then access control decisions can be made remotely via server comparison, but the system fails when network is unavailable or down

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccess control reliabilityVSAvoidnetwork dependency

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The access control system is segmented into portable devices that can operate independently without network connectivity. Each portable device contains local authentication capabilities, allowing the system to function in distributed units rather than relying on a centralized networked server for every authentication decision.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Authentication credentials and access control lists are pre-loaded into portable devices before deployment. This preliminary action enables the devices to perform authentication decisions locally without requiring real-time network connectivity to the central server.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If access control systems rely on centralized server authentication, then centralized management is achieved, but immediate local access decisions cannot be made without network connectivity

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccess decision speedVSAvoidnetwork independence

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

Portable access control devices are designed to be self-sufficient, containing their own authentication logic and credential storage. These devices can independently make access decisions without requiring external server communication, enabling immediate local authentication while maintaining the ability to synchronize with centralized systems when available.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS10861268B2Portable access control

Publication Date: 2020.12.08 PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC

AI summary

Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a device is configured to store a list of user identifiers and user attribute data, receive a set of access criteria specifying one or more attributes, receive and identify a user identifier via a data input component, determine an access status of the user identifier based on the access criteria, and present the access status in such a way as is perceivable by a user of the access control device.