Wireless Presence Detection for Automatic Access Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing premises security systems struggle to prevent individuals from wandering outside designated areas and to control access to specific locations or appliances within a premises, as conventional locks are easily bypassed by children and can be cumbersome for adults.
Innovation Solution
A wireless network system utilizing signal characteristic analysis to detect the presence or absence of individuals through changes in wireless signal characteristics, enabling actions based on their proximity to client devices, such as smart locks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional locks and child locks are used to control access, then access control function is provided, but the system is easily bypassed by children and cumbersome for adults
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical locks and child locks with a wireless communication-based access control system. The system uses wireless signals to detect the presence of children and automatically control access to premises or appliances, eliminating the need for physical locking mechanisms that children can bypass and the manual operation that adults find cumbersome.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically detects the presence of children using wireless signals and autonomously controls access without requiring manual intervention. The system self-regulates by monitoring signal characteristics and making access decisions automatically, eliminating the need for adults to manually operate locks or child safety features.
2Extent of automation
If wireless signal analysis is used to detect presence, then automated presence detection is achieved, but signal characteristic analysis complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses wireless network devices that already perform multiple functions (data transmission, communication) to also detect presence by analyzing signal characteristics. This multi-functionality approach avoids adding separate dedicated detection hardware, reducing overall system complexity while achieving automated presence detection.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses wireless signals as an intermediary to detect presence indirectly. Instead of direct detection, the system analyzes changes in wireless signal characteristics (such as signal strength, interference patterns) caused by the presence of children, providing automated detection without complex sensing mechanisms.
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AI summary
Methods, systems, and apparatuses for configuring and using a wireless network are described herein. A wireless network may include a gateway device, one or more access points, and/or one or more client devices. The gateway device, one or more access points, and one or more client devices may be configured for wireless communication. A computing device may determine the presence or absence of an individual based on signal characteristics of one or more wireless signals and take an action or prevent an action based thereon.