Remote Access Control for Movable Barriers via Digital Credentials
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for providing guest access to secured premises with movable barriers, such as overhead doors, face challenges when the owner is absent, as they require physical delivery of wireless transmitters or the sharing of access codes, leading to inefficiencies and security concerns.
Innovation Solution
A method and software application that allows owners to remotely send access rights to a guest's mobile device over a communication network, enabling secure and time-restricted control of access control devices, such as movable barriers, through a mobile application, eliminating the need for physical keys or codes and enhancing security with notification features.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If wireless transmitters are physically delivered to guests, then access can be provided, but time and resources are wasted and owners may lose track of transmitters
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a digital copy of access rights through a software application that can be transmitted electronically. Instead of physically delivering a wireless transmitter, the system generates a digital replica of access credentials that can be sent via communication networks, eliminating the need for physical delivery and tracking of transmitters.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical system of physical transmitter delivery with an electronic/digital system. Access rights are transmitted through software applications over communication networks, substituting the mechanical act of physical delivery with electronic data transmission, thereby eliminating time loss associated with physical handling and delivery.
2Loss of time
If access codes are shared with guests, then access can be provided without physical delivery, but guests can reenter premises repeatedly and owners must change codes frequently
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic access control where the software application can be configured with time-based restrictions and geographic围栏 (geofencing). Access rights are not static but can be dynamically adjusted based on time of day, day of week, and location, allowing owners to grant access during specific periods while automatically preventing access outside those parameters without changing codes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the parameters of access control from static codes to dynamic, multi-parameter authentication. Instead of a single access code, the system uses multiple parameters including time of day, day of week, geographic location, and device identification. This allows flexible access management where the same credential can provide access under different conditions while automatically denying access when parameters are not met.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple guests need access, then multiple codes or transmitters are needed, but this increases complexity and resource requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal access system where a single software application platform serves multiple guests with different access requirements. The system can accommodate unlimited guests by creating individualized access profiles within the same application framework, eliminating the need for separate physical transmitters or code management systems for each guest.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a digital/software dimension to access control, moving from physical one-dimensional credentials (transmitters, codes) to multi-dimensional digital credentials. The software application incorporates multiple dimensions of control including time, location, device type, and user profile, allowing unlimited guests to be managed within a single unified system rather than requiring separate physical credentials for each guest.
Data Source
AI summary
Application software for a mobile device can provide an owner or operator of a premises with the ability to remotely grant a guest authorization to access an access control device on or in the premises. The access control device can control the operation of the one or more secondary devices, so that with the owner authorization, the guest can access the access control device to cause an action at the premises with the secondary device. The application software can further provide the owner/operator the ability to restrict the third party access, such as temporally or spatially.