Method of adjusting bluetooth connectivity for expediting access controls

An access control system comprising:

• one or more access controllers, wherein each of the one or more access controllers transmits a Bluetooth advertisement;
• a mobile device application configured to detect the Bluetooth advertisements from each of the one or more access controllers, determine whether to connect to the Bluetooth advertisements, and connect to each of the one or more access controllers through separate Bluetooth connections,
• wherein the mobile device application is configured to enumerate services of each of the one or more access controllers after connecting to each of the one or more access controllers,
• wherein each of the one or more access controllers authenticates the mobile device application,
• wherein a lock actuator is configured to actuate when an intent of the mobile device application to engage a specific access controller containing the lock actuator is detected,
• wherein the mobile device application connects to each of the one or more access controllers, the mobile device application enumerates services of each of the one or more access controllers, and each of the one or more access controllers authenticates the mobile device application as the mobile device is moving towards the specific access controller and prior to the intent being detected, and
• wherein the intent is shown by the mobile device moving towards the specific access controller or based on past behavior of how the mobile device has previously interacted with the one or more access controllers.

A method of controlling access through a Bluetooth connection, the method comprising:

• detecting, by an access controller in an access control system, Bluetooth advertisements of one or more mobile device applications in the access control system;
• determining, by the access controller, whether to connect to the Bluetooth advertisements;
• connecting, by access controller, to each of the one or more mobile device applications using separate Bluetooth connections;
• enumerating, by the access controller, services of each of the one or more mobile device applications;
• authenticating, by the access controller, each of the one or more mobile device applications by validating a credential transferred from the one or more mobile device applications over a respective one of the separate Bluetooth connections;
• detecting, by the access control system, intent of a specific mobile device application to engage the access controller by determining where a mobile device of each of the one or more mobile device applications is heading, wherein the intent of the specific mobile device application to engage the specific access controller is detected after each of the one or more mobile device applications are authenticated;
• and
• activating, by the access controller, a lock actuator within the access controller to unlock a lock of the specific access controller,
• wherein the connecting, enumerating, and authenticating are performed as the mobile device of each of the mobile device applications is moving towards the specific access controller and prior to the intent being detected, and
• wherein the intent is shown by the mobile device moving towards the specific access controller or based on past behavior of how the mobile device has previously interacted with the access controller.