Multi-Purpose Computer System For Locking Mechanism and Method
OwnerRoger Gozainventor
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Abstract
Multi-purpose computers positioned throughout the facility are interfaced to respective locking mechanisms to operate the respective locking mechanism in response to access codes, which may be transmitted over the network. Additional steps may involve programming an authorization computer for providing all or part of the access codes in whole or in part for use with the multi-purpose computers. One or more access points may be functionally coupled, or programmed for series operation whereby a first access point is used to access a second access point, for a particular multi-purpose computer.
Claims18
A system of multi-purpose computers for controlling a plurality of locking mechanisms within a facility, comprising:
- a plurality of multi-purpose computers electronically connected together to create a network, said plurality of multi-purpose computers running multiple programs to perform multiple different tasks, said plurality of multi-purpose computers being distributed throughout said facility;
- a plurality of locking mechanisms distributed throughout said facility, each of said plurality of locking mechanisms being electronically interfaced to a respective one of said plurality of multi-purpose computers;
- a plurality of input devices for respective ones of said plurality of multi-purpose computers, said plurality of input devices being operable to input a plurality of access codes;
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- at least one authorization multi-purpose computer, said at least one authorization multi-purpose computer being programmed to produce at least a portion of said plurality of access codes for said plurality of multi-purpose computers, said plurality of multi-purpose computers being programmed to operate respective ones of said plurality of locking mechanisms responsive to a respective access code from a respective one of said plurality of input devices.
A multi-purpose computer method for controlling a plurality of locking mechanisms within a facility, comprising:
- electronically interconnecting a plurality of multi-purpose computers to create a network;
- programming said plurality of multi-purpose computers with a plurality of programs to perform a plurality of different tasks;
- providing said plurality of multi-purpose computers in said facility;
- electronically interfacing a plurality of locking mechanisms to respective of said plurality of multi-purpose computers;
- interfacing a plurality of input devices to respective ones of said plurality of multi-purpose computers;
- providing that said plurality of input devices are operable to input a respective access code for locking and unlocking a respective locking mechanism;
- programming at least one authorization computer to provide at least portions of a plurality of access codes to said plurality of multi-purpose computers;
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- programming said plurality of multi-purpose computers to receive respective of said plurality of access codes through said network and to lock and unlock respective of said plurality of locking mechanisms responsively to receiving said access code through respective of said plurality of input devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.