# US 11,443,579 B2 · Access control system and method for use by an access device

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- Number: US 11,443,579 B2
- Document ID: US11443579B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/657,752
- Filed: 2022-04-02
- Published: 2022-07-14
- Granted: 2022-09-13
- Earliest claimed: 2010-03-02
- Assignees: Urban Intel, Inc.
- Applicants: Urban Intel, Inc.
- Inventors: Chris Outwater; William Gibbens Redmann
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11443579B2

## CPC

- G07C 9/27: with central registration
- B60L 53/16: Connectors, e.g. plugs or sockets, specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
- B60L 53/18: Cables specially adapted for charging electric vehicles
- B60L 53/31: Charging columns specially adapted for electric vehicles
- B60L 53/57: Charging stations without connection to power networks
- B60L 53/65: involving identification of vehicles or their battery types
- B60L 53/665: {Methods related to measuring, billing or payment}
- B60L 53/68: Off-site monitoring or control, e.g. remote control
- G06Q 10/02: Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
- G06Q 20/045: {using payment protocols involving tickets}
- G06Q 20/308: {using the Internet of Things}
- G06Q 20/32: using wireless devices
- G06Q 20/3223: {Realising banking transactions through M-devices}
- G06Q 20/3278: {RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices}
- G06Q 20/38215: {Use of certificates or encrypted proofs of transaction rights}
- G06Q 20/3829: {involving key management}
- G06Q 30/06: Buying, selling or leasing transactions
- G06Q 50/06: Energy or water supply
- G07C 9/20: involving the use of a pass
- G07C 9/215: {the system having a variable access-code, e.g. varied as a function of time}
- G07C 9/22: in combination with an identity check of the pass holder
- G07C 9/29: the pass containing active electronic elements, e.g. smartcards
- G07F 5/26: Interlocks, e.g. for locking the doors of compartments other than that to be used
- G07F 15/005: {dispensed for the electrical charging of vehicles (electrical charging as such, B60L50/00)}
- H04L 9/3247: {involving digital signatures}
- H04L 9/3263: {involving certificates, e.g. public key certificate [PKC] or attribute certificate [AC]; Public key infrastructure [PKI] arrangements (network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using certificates in a packet data network H04L63/0823)}
- H04L 9/3268: {using certificate validation, registration, distribution or revocation, e.g. certificate revocation list [CRL]}
- H04L 63/0428: {wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload}
- H04L 63/0823: {using certificates (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263)}
- H04L 63/102: {Entity profiles}
- H04W 4/021: Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
- H04W 4/023: {using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds}
- H04W 12/069: using certificates or pre-shared keys
- H04W 12/08: Access security
- B60L 2240/622: by satellite navigation
- B60L 2240/72: Charging station selection relying on external data
- B60L 2240/80: Time limits
- B60L 2250/10: by alarm
- G06Q 2240/00: Transportation facility access, e.g. fares, tolls or parking
- G07C 2209/08: With time considerations, e.g. temporary activation, valid time window or time limitations
- H04L 63/0442: {wherein the sending and receiving network entities apply asymmetric encryption, i.e. different keys for encryption and decryption (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for public-key encryption H04L9/30)}
- H04L 2209/56: Financial cryptography, e.g. electronic payment or e-cash
- H04L 2209/80: Wireless
- H04L 2209/84: Vehicles
- H04W 4/40: for vehicles, e.g. vehicle-to-pedestrians [V2P]
- Y02T 10/70: Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
- Y02T 10/7072: Electromobility specific charging systems or methods for batteries, ultracapacitors, supercapacitors or double-layer capacitors
- Y02T 10/72: Electric energy management in electromobility
- Y02T 90/12: Electric charging stations
- Y02T 90/14: Plug-in electric vehicles
- Y02T 90/16: Information or communication technologies improving the operation of electric vehicles
- Y02T 90/167: Systems integrating technologies related to power network operation and communication or information technologies for supporting the interoperability of electric or hybrid vehicles, i.e. smartgrids as interface for battery charging of electric vehicles [EV] or hybrid vehicles [HEV]
- Y04S 30/14: Details associated with the interoperability, e.g. vehicle recognition, authentication, identification or billing
- G07C: TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
- B60L: PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (arrangements or mounting of electrical propulsion units or of plural diverse prime-movers for mutual or common propulsion in vehicles B60K1/00, B60K6/20; arrangements or mounting of electrical gearing in vehicles B60K17/12, B60K17/14; preventing wheel slip by reducing power in rail vehicles B61C15/08; dynamo-electric machines H02K; control or regulation of electric motors H02P); SUPPLYING ELECTRIC POWER FOR AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES (electric coupling devices combined with mechanical couplings of vehicles B60D1/64; electric heating for vehicles B60H1/00); ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL (control or regulation of electric motors H02P); MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES; MONITORING OPERATING VARIABLES OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES; ELECTRIC SAFETY DEVICES FOR ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLED VEHICLES
- G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G07F: COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS (coin sorting G07D3/00; coin testing G07D5/00; {handling coins or paper currencies apart from payment activated apparatus G07D; payment architectures, schemes or protocols G06Q20/00})
- H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M)
- H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72)
- Y02T: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO TRANSPORTATION
- Y04S: SYSTEMS INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO POWER NETWORK OPERATION, COMMUNICATION OR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING THE ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION, TRANSMISSION, DISTRIBUTION, MANAGEMENT OR USAGE, i.e. SMART GRIDS

## Abstract

Systems and methods are provided to allow a smart phone or any terminal to activate a lock using a web site or server computer system. An access control system is provided that includes a server and an access device. The access device includes a processor and a communication module. The process has control of a lock and is able to receive a reservation certificate presented by a portable terminal through the communication module. The processor activates the lock when a current reservation certificate has been presented.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An access control system comprising:
an access device comprising a communication module connected to a processor having control of a lock;
an application on a portable terminal; and
a server to provide a communication setting to the application, the communication setting corresponding to the access device, and to further provide a reservation certificate to the application, the reservation certificate comprising an interval of a reservation,
wherein the application compares the interval of the reservation to a current time accessible to the application to determine if the reservation certificate is current and wherein, the application activates the lock by communicating with the access device via the communication setting when the application determines that the reservation certificate is current.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The access control system of claim 1, wherein the communication setting is specific to the access device.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The access control system of claim 2, wherein the application notifies the user of proximity to the access device.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The access control system of claim 1, wherein the communication module does not advertise that the communication module is present.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The access control system of claim 1, wherein the application uses Bluetooth to communicate with the access device and the communication setting comprises a Bluetooth ID.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The access control system of claim 1, wherein the application uses Wi-Fi to communicate with the access device and the communication setting comprises a network SSID.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The access control system of claim 1, wherein the reservation certificate comprises the communication setting.

### Claim 8

An access control system comprising:
an access device comprising a communication module connected to a processor having control of a lock;
an application on a portable terminal; and
a server to provide a communication setting and a reservation certificate to the application, the communication setting corresponding to the access device, and the reservation certificate comprising an interval of a reservation,
wherein the processor receives the reservation certificate from the application based on use by the application of the communications setting, and wherein the processor compares the interval of the reservation to a current time accessible to the processor to determine if the reservation certificate is current and wherein the processor activates the lock when the processor determines that the reservation certificate is current.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The access control system of claim 8, wherein the communication setting is specific to the access device.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The access control system of claim 9, wherein the application notifies the user of proximity to the access device.

### Claim 11 (depends on 8)

The access control system of claim 8, wherein the communication module does not advertise that the communication module is present.

### Claim 12 (depends on 8)

The access control system of claim 8, wherein the application uses Bluetooth to communicate with the access device and the communication setting comprises a Bluetooth ID.

### Claim 13 (depends on 8)

The access control system of claim 8, wherein the application uses Wi-Fi to communicate with the access device and the communication setting comprises a network SSID.

### Claim 14 (depends on 8)

The access control system of claim 8, wherein the reservation certificate comprises the communication setting.

### Claim 15

An access control system comprising:
an access device comprising a communication module connected to a processor having control of a lock;
an application on a portable terminal; and
a server to provide a communication setting to the application, the communication setting corresponding to the access device, and to further provide, via a first communication protocol, a reservation certificate to the application, the reservation certificate comprising an interval of a reservation,
wherein the application compares the interval of the reservation to a current time accessible to the application to determine if the reservation certificate is current and wherein the application activates the lock by communicating with the access device via a second communication protocol that is different from the first communication protocol, based on use by the application of the communication setting, when the application determines that the reservation certificate is current.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The access control system of claim 15, wherein the first communication protocol comprises a cellular protocol.

### Claim 17 (depends on 15)

The access control system of claim 15, wherein the first communication protocol comprises a wireless LAN protocol.

### Claim 18 (depends on 17)

The access control system of claim 17, wherein the wireless LAN protocol comprises Wi-Fi.

### Claim 19 (depends on 15)

The access control system of claim 15, wherein the second communication protocol comprises a short-range wireless protocol.

### Claim 20 (depends on 19)

The access control system of claim 19, wherein the short-range wireless protocol comprises Bluetooth.

### Claim 21 (depends on 15)

The access control system of claim 15, wherein the second communication protocol comprises a wireless LAN protocol.

### Claim 22 (depends on 21)

The access control system of claim 21, wherein the wireless LAN protocol comprises Wi-Fi.

### Claim 23 (depends on 15)

The access control system of claim 15, wherein the application automatically connects to the access device via the second communication protocol as the portable terminal approaches the access device.

### Claim 24 (depends on 15)

The access control system of claim 15, wherein the reservation certificate is encrypted.

### Claim 25 (depends on 24)

The access control system of claim 24, wherein the encrypted reservation certificate is decrypted by the access device.

### Claim 26

An access control system comprising:
an access device comprising a communication module connected to a processor having control of a lock;
an application on a portable terminal; and
a server to provide a communication setting to the application, the communication setting corresponding to the access device, and further to provide, via a first communication protocol, a reservation certificate to the application, the reservation certificate comprising an interval of a reservation,
wherein the processor receives the reservation certificate from the application via a second communication protocol that is different from the first communication protocol, based on use by the application of the communication setting, wherein the processor compares the interval of the reservation to a current time accessible to the processor to determine if the reservation certificate is current; and wherein the processor activates the lock when the processor determines that the reservation certificate is current.

### Claim 27 (depends on 26)

The access control system of claim 26, wherein the first communication protocol comprises a cellular protocol.

### Claim 28 (depends on 26)

The access control system of claim 26, wherein the first communication protocol comprises a wireless LAN protocol.

### Claim 29 (depends on 28)

The access control system of claim 28, wherein the wireless LAN protocol comprises Wi-Fi.

### Claim 30 (depends on 26)

The access control system of claim 26, wherein the second communication protocol comprises a short-range wireless protocol.

### Claim 31 (depends on 30)

The access control system of claim 30, wherein the short-range wireless protocol comprises Bluetooth.

### Claim 32 (depends on 26)

The access control system of claim 26, wherein the second communication protocol comprises a wireless LAN protocol.

### Claim 33 (depends on 32)

The access control system of claim 32, wherein the wireless LAN protocol comprises Wi-Fi.

### Claim 34 (depends on 26)

The access control system of claim 26, wherein the application automatically connects to the access device via the second communication protocol as the portable terminal approaches the access device.

### Claim 35 (depends on 26)

The access control system of claim 26, wherein the reservation certificate is encrypted.

### Claim 36 (depends on 35)

The access control system of claim 35, wherein the encrypted reservation certificate is decrypted by the access device.