# US 12,217,563 B2 · Access control method and system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,217,563 B2 - Document ID: US12217563B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/272,431 - Filed: 2022-07-19 - Published: 2024-10-03 - Granted: 2025-02-04 - Earliest claimed: 2021-09-28 - Assignees: Laliga Content Protection, Sl - Applicants: Laliga Content Protection, Sl - Inventors: Yeray Arroitajauregui Dorta - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12217563B2 ## CPC - G07C 9/21: having a variable access code - G07C 9/27: with central registration - G07C 9/00309: {operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks} - G07C 9/00571: {operated by interacting with a central unit} - G07C 9/10: Movable barriers with registering means - G07C 9/22: in combination with an identity check of the pass holder - H04W 4/021: Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences - G07B 15/04: comprising devices to free a barrier, turnstile, or the like {(turnstiles with registering means G07C9/10; coin-freed aspects G07F17/00)} - G07C 2009/0042: {the transmitted data signal containing a code which is changed} - G07C 2009/00555: {comprising means to detect or avoid relay attacks} - G07C 2209/08: With time considerations, e.g. temporary activation, valid time window or time limitations - G07C 2209/63: Comprising locating means for detecting the position of the data carrier, i.e. within the vehicle or within a certain distance from the vehicle - 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 - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - G07B: TICKET-ISSUING APPARATUS; FARE-REGISTERING APPARATUS; FRANKING APPARATUS ## Abstract The invention describes an access control method for a spectator to a facility, wherein a spectator's mobile device (1) has installed an application configured to communicate with a validation server (2), and wherein said validation server (2) is configured to communicate with some automatic access gates (3) to the facility. The method comprises the calculation by applying an access code (EC) that includes a first measurement of a physical variable carried out by a sensor of the mobile device (1) and the calculation by the access gate (3) of an validation code (VC) that includes a second measurement of the physical variable carried out by a sensor located in the facility. Access is only granted if the access code (EC) coincides with the validation code (VC). ## Claims ### Claim 1 Access control method for a spectator to a facility, wherein a spectator's mobile device (1) has installed an application configured to communicate with a validation server (2), and wherein said validation server (2) is configured to communicate with some automatic access gates (3) to the facility, characterized by comprising the following steps: one of the application of the mobile device (1) and the validation server (2) generates a seed(S) that constitutes a first portion of an entry code (EC), and sends said seed(S) to the other of the application of the mobile device (1) and the validation server (2); the mobile device (1) sends identification data (N, IMSI, IMEI) of the mobile device (1) to the validation server (2); the application of the mobile device (1) calculates an entry code (EC) of limited time duration, where the entry code (EC) comprises the seed(S), identification data (N, IMSI, IMEI) of the mobile device (1) and at least one first measurement of a physical variable (PV1) of the environment of the mobile device (1) obtained at that moment by means of a sensor embedded in said mobile device (1); when the mobile device (1) communicates the entry code (EC) to the automatic access gate (3) to the facility, the automatic access gate (3) sends a validation request that includes said entry code (EC) to the validation server (2); at that same moment, a sensor (4) located in the facility performs a second measurement of the physical variable (PV2) and communicates it to the validation server (2); the validation server (2) calculates, in the same way that the application of the mobile device (1) calculated the entry code (EC), a validation code (VC) corresponding to the time frame in which it receives the validation request comprising the seed(S), the identification data (N, IMSI, IMEI) of the mobile device (1), and the second measurement of the physical variable (PV2); and the validation server (2) checks if there is a coincidence between the entry code (EC) received from the automatic access gate (3) and the validation code (VC) calculated by the validation server (2) itself and, if so, it sends an access grant order to the automatic access gate (3), while if not, it sends an access denial order to the automatic access gate (3). ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) Access control method according to claim 1, wherein the physical variable (PV) comprises at least one of the following: identified Wi-Fi, signal strength emitted by a radio device, signal strength emitted by a Bluetooth device, signal strength emitted by a Bluetooth Low Energy device, cell ID of a mobile phone antenna, GPS positioning coordinates, GPS positioning quadrant, visible satellites used in GPS positioning, atmospheric pressure, wind speed, temperature, humidity, air conductivity, air salinity, gravity, altitude, acoustic intensity, biometrics, orientation, luminosity, infrared spectrum, air quality, and vibrations. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) Access control method according to claim 2, further comprising the step of emitting, from a beacon arranged in the facility, a signal detectable in the surroundings of all the automatic access gates (3) to the facility. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) Access control method according to claim 2, further comprising the step of emitting, from a plurality of beacons arranged in the surroundings of the automatic access gates (3), signals only detectable in the surroundings of a single automatic access gate (3) or in the surroundings of several automatic access gates (3) located in the same area of the facility. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) Access control method according to claim 4, wherein each beacon emits a signal different from the signals emitted by the rest of the beacons. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) Access control method according to claim 5, comprising including in the entry code (EC) and the validation code (VC) both timestamps obtained synchronously by the application of the mobile device (1) and by the validation server (2). ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) Access control method according to claim 6, wherein the communication between the application of the mobile device (1) and the automatic access gate (3) comprises at least one of the following: QR, NFC, Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy, Wi-Fi, IP, and infrared. ### Claim 8 Access control system (1) for a spectator to a facility, comprising a validation server (2) and automatic access gates (3) to the facility, wherein the validation server (2) is configured to communicate with an application installed on a spectator's mobile device (1), and wherein the validation server (2) is configured to communicate with the automatic access gates (3), characterized in that it also includes a sensor (4) of a physical variable located in the facility, and in that the validation server (2) and the automatic access gates (3) are configured to carry out the following operations: one of the application of the mobile device (1) and the validation server (2) generates a seed(S) that constitutes a first portion of an entry code (EC), and sends said seed(S) to the other of the application of the mobile device (1) and the validation server (2); the mobile device (1) sends identification data (N, IMSI, IMEI) of the mobile device (1) to the validation server (2); the application of the mobile device (1) calculates an entry code (EC) of limited time duration, where the entry code (EC) comprises the seed(S), identification data (N, IMSI, IMEI) of the mobile device (1) and at least one first measurement of a physical variable (PV1) of the environment of the mobile device (1) obtained at that moment by means of a sensor embedded in said mobile device (1); when the mobile device (1) communicates the entry code (EC) to the automatic access gate (3) to the facility, the automatic access gate (3) sends a validation request that includes said entry code (EC) to the validation server (2); at that same moment, the sensor (4) located in the facility performs a second measurement of the physical variable (PV2) and communicates it to the validation server (2); the validation server (2) calculates, in the same way that the application of the mobile device (1) calculated the entry code (EC), a validation code (VC) corresponding to the time frame in which it receives the validation request comprising the seed(S), the identification data (N, IMSI, IMEI) of the mobile device (1), and the second measurement of the physical variable (PV2); and the validation server (2) checks if there is a coincidence between the entry code (EC) received from the automatic access gate (3) and the validation code (VC) calculated by the validation server (2) itself and, if so, it sends an access grant order to the automatic access gate (3), while if not, it sends an access denial order to the automatic access gate (3). ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) Access control system (1) according to claim 8, comprising a single sensor (4) located at any point of the facility. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) Access control system (1) according to claim 8, comprising several sensors (4), each of which is arranged in the surroundings of a particular automatic access gate (3) or in the surroundings of a set of automatic access gates (3) located in the same area of the facility. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) Access control system (1) according to claim 10, wherein the sensor (4) is arranged within a radius of less than 10 meters from the automatic access gate (3). ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) Access control system (1) according to claim 11, wherein the sensor (4) is arranged within a radius of less than 5 meters from the automatic access gate (3). ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) Access control system (1) according to claim 12, wherein the sensor (4) is arranged within a radius of less than 2 meters from the automatic access gate (3). ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) Access control system (1) according to claim 13, wherein the sensor (4) is connected to the validation server (2). ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) Access control system (1) according to claim 13, wherein the sensor (4) is connected to the automatic access gate (3), and is embedded in the automatic access gate (3) itself. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) Access control system (1) according to claim 15, wherein the sensor (4) comprises at least one of the following: a Wi-Fi range receiver, a radio signal receiver, a Bluetooth range receiver, a Bluetooth Low Energy range receiver, a mobile phone signal receiver, a GPS positioning sensor, an atmospheric pressure sensor, a wind speed sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, an air conductivity sensor, an air salinity sensor, a gravity sensor, an altitude sensor, an acoustic intensity sensor, a biometric sensor, an orientation sensor, a luminosity sensor, an infrared spectrum sensor, an air quality sensor, and a vibration sensor. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) Access control system (1) according to claim 16, further comprising a beacon arranged in the facility that emits a signal detectable in the surroundings of all the automatic access gates (3) to the facility. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) Access control system (1) according to claim 16, further comprising a plurality of beacons respectively arranged in the surroundings of the automatic access gates (3), wherein each beacon emits a signal that is only detectable in the surroundings of a single automatic access gate (3) or in the surroundings of several automatic access gates (3) located in the same area of the facility. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) Access control system (1) according to claim 18, wherein each beacon emits a signal different from the signals emitted by the rest of the beacons. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) Access control system (1) according to claim 19, wherein the automatic access gate (3) comprises at least the following means of communication with the application of the mobile device ( ): QR, NFC, Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy, Wi-Fi, IP, and infrared.