Virtual identification for granting secure access using varying forms of readable access codes

A method for granting a user physical access to a facility, the user having a mobile device capable of communicating with one or more servers and the facility having one or more reader devices capable of communicating with the one or more servers and the user's mobile device, the method comprising:

• receiving a first set of data from a mobile device associated with a user, the first set of data comprising identifying information for the user;
• receiving a request to grant physical access to at least a portion of a facility at an access control point associated with the facility from the user's mobile device, the access control point including a first type of reader device of the one or more reader devices, the first type of reader device being operatively coupled to a mechanical locking mechanism that regulates entry to at least the portion of the facility;
• transmitting the request to grant physical access over the Internet to at least one of the one or more servers, the request to grant physical access including the identifying information for the user;
• receiving a response to the request to grant physical access to the facility, the response including whether or not the request to gain physical access was approved;
• wherein the at least one of the one or more servers is configured to perform a method comprising:
• creating, in response to an approved request to grant physical access, a plurality of readable access codes for providing access to different types of reader devices of the one or more reader devices, the plurality of readable access codes including at least one access code corresponding to the first type of reader device;
• and
• transmitting the plurality of readable access codes to the mobile device for use by the user to gain physical access to the facility;
• receiving, by the system, the plurality of readable access codes from the user's mobile device;
• determining, by the system, which of the plurality of access codes is the at least one access code corresponding to the first type of reader device, the determining being based on a location of the first type of reader device and a particular type of the first type of reader device;
• and
• causing the mechanical locking mechanism to unlock thereby granting physical access to at least the portion of the facility via the access control point.

A system for granting a user physical access to a facility, the system comprising:

• a reader device located at a secured physical access point and communicatively coupled to a remote server, the reader device comprising:
• at least one processor;
• a communication interface communicatively coupled to the at least one processor;
• a memory device storing executable code;
• a first radio-frequency communication device;
• wherein the executable code, when executed, causes the processor to:
• receive a virtual identification from a mobile device;
• transmit the virtual identification over the Internet to the remote server;
• receive an authentication of the virtual identification;
• automatically receive, from the mobile device, a plurality of access codes for providing access to different types of reader devices, the plurality of access codes including at least one access code corresponding to a particular type of the reader device;
• determine which of the plurality of access codes is the at least one access code corresponding to the particular type of the reader device, the determining being based on a location of the reader device and the particular type of the reader device;
• transmit an unlock notification to the secured physical access point.