Using a light up feature of a mobile device to trigger door access

A system for providing door access control via a mobile device, comprising:

• a mobile device having a processor and memory, coupled to the processor, wherein the memory includes instructions executable by the processor to:
• lock the mobile device when in sleep mode;
• turn the display off when the mobile device has been placed in the sleep mode and to turn the display on when the mobile device has been placed in light up mode that is initiated by a user action or by the mobile device upon the mobile device determining it is within a particular distance of a door to an area of a facility, wherein the device is not unlocked;
• transition a door access application from a low power state to a regular power state when the mobile device is placed in light up mode that is initiated by a user action or by the mobile device upon the mobile device determining it is within a particular distance of a door to an area of a facility;
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• trigger the opening of the door based on a door access protocol once the application is in regular power state;
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• a door access control system having at least one system device configured to:
• determine an area of a facility to which a user is authorized access;
• and
• receive a trigger communication to trigger the opening of a door to the area;
• and
• authorize access to the authorized area by a user of the mobile device and trigger the unlocking of the door.

A method for providing access control via a mobile device, comprising:

• locking the mobile device when in a sleep mode;
• turning a display of the mobile device off when the mobile device has been placed in the sleep mode and turning the display on when the mobile device has been placed in light up mode that is initiated by a user action or by the mobile device upon the mobile device determining it is within a particular distance of a door to an area of a facility, wherein the device is not unlocked;
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• transitioning a door access application from a low power state to a regular power state when the mobile device is placed in light up mode that is initiated by a user action or by the mobile device upon the mobile device determining it is within a particular distance of a door to an area of a facility.