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AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsAdam Kuenzi, Yuri Novozhenets, Andre Lalande, Mark H. Roach, Rajeev Dubey, Chih-Kuang Lin, Devis Dishnica
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An access control system and a method for operating an access control system are provided. The access control system includes a camera and an access control device and may additionally include a local processing device. At least one of the camera, the access control device, and the local processing device (when included) may be used to store a biometric identifier (e.g., in a storage medium) and compare an optical image with the biometric identifier (e.g., in an authentication module) to decide whether or not a mechanical or electronic lock should be unlocked. The camera, the access control device, and the local processing device (when included) are in short-range communication (e.g., to transmit the optical image and/or an authentication signal). The use of short-range communication allows the comparison of the optical image with the stored biometric identifier to be done locally instead of remotely (e.g., in a sever).
A method for operating an access control system comprising a camera and an access control device, the method comprising:
A security network comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.