Access control system bypass for audit and electronic safe locks
OwnerScott C. Dentoninventor
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Abstract
The disclosed system and method allows opening of a safe by either the safe's electronic lock, and/or by any on-site or remote access control systems. The system and method provides a data audit of all safe opening and closing, with user, time and date recordings, allows for exceptions reporting of any safe openings with a keyed bypass, and utilizes a variety of electronic high security safe locks and audit locks. An access control relay powers the safe lock's internal actuator, bypassing the safe lock's logic decoding, allowing the safe to be opened. A diode may prevent feedback to lock's logic circuits.
Claims14
An access control system, comprising:
- one or more room locks capable of granting or denying access to a secured room, each room lock comprising an access reader capable of providing a first read event to a remote server connected over a network to all room locks in the access control system;
- wherein each room lock is capable of receiving an activation code based on a first verification of the first read event by the server;
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- one or more safe locks in each secured room further connected to the network to the remote server;
- wherein each safe lock is capable of sending a second read event to the server, and receiving an activation code based on a second verification of the second read event by the server.
An access control method, comprising:
- providing a first read event through a network to a server from an access reader of each of one or more room locks capable of granting or denying access to a secured room;
- sending an activation code to each room lock based on a first verification of the first read event by the server;
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- sending from one or more safe locks in each secured room further connected to the network, a second read event to the server, and receiving an activation code based on a second verification of the second read event by the server.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.