# US 7,222,241 B2 · Building security and access protection system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,222,241 B2 - Document ID: US7222241B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 10/082,904 - Filed: 2002-02-25 - Published: 2003-08-28 - Granted: 2007-05-22 - Earliest claimed: 2002-02-25 - Assignees: Info Data Inc. - Inventors: Michael Milgramm; Viatcheslav Stroutchkov - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7222241B2 ## CPC - G07C 9/37: using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition - 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 ## Abstract A building security system which allows clients of building tenants to set up their own appointments, allows the building tenants to control and analyze such appointment scheduling, and enables building security personnel to analyze and control the number of visitors to the building. Visitors schedule their appointments via a visitor interface part of the system and providing the required appointment schedule information. Security personnel have integrated information concerning the number of visitors expected for a particular day, the number of visitors already in the building, and the number of past visitors for that day. Detailed information about visitors, and information on visitor's entering or leaving the building is also available. Because, visitors' information is already stored on the system, the security guard may also readily print a visitors pass as necessary. Security personnel with special access privileges (e.g., security manager) have access to building's visiting activity reports. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A building security system for a building, comprising: a database; a processor; a visitor interface means interfacing a building visitor with said database and said processor specifically designed for said building visitor to electronically schedule an appointment; an employee interface means interfacing an employee of a company occupying a space in said building with said database and said processor specifically designed for said employee of said company to control and analyze said electronic scheduling; and a security employee interface means interfacing a security employee with said database and said processor specifically designed for said security employee to monitor building visitors at any given time period. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The building security system according to claim 1, wherein said visitor interface means further comprise a scheduling means, said scheduling means being configured to schedule an appointment for said visitor. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The building security system according to claim 2, wherein said occupant interface further comprises an appointment confirmation means, said appointment confirmation means being configured to confirm said scheduled appointment. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The building security system according to claim 1, wherein said occupant interface further comprises a biometric verification means, said biometric verification means being configured to obtain and verify biometric data of said company employee. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The building security system according to claim 1, wherein said occupant interface further comprises a schedule managing means, said schedule managing means being configured to manage said company employee's schedule. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The building security system according to claim 1, wherein said database further comprises a plurality of database segments and wherein said occupant interface means allows a particular company employee having an appropriate authorization to access at least one of said database segments. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The building security system according to claim 6, wherein said occupant interface further comprises an occupant switching means, said occupant switching means being configured to allow said particular building occupant company employee to access a plurality of said database segments. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The building security system according to claim 1, wherein said security interface means further comprises a monitoring means, said monitoring means being configured to monitor said building visitor. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The building security system according, to claim 1, wherein said security interface means further comprises an access pass generator generating an access pass for said building visitor. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The building security system according to claim 1, wherein said security interface means further comprises a reporting means, said reporting means being configured to generate security reports with respect to said building visitor. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The building security system according to claim 1, wherein said security interface means further comprises a biometric verification means, said biometric verification means being configured to obtain and verify biometric data of said security employee. ### Claim 12 A method of providing a secured access to an office building comprising the steps of: electronic scheduling of appointments by a building visitor using a visitor interface specifically designed for said building visitor; controlling and analyzing said electronic scheduling of said appointments by an employee of a company occupying a space in said office building using an employee interface specifically designed for said employee of said company; and monitoring building visitors at any given time period by a security employee using a security employee interface specifically designed for said security employee. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of providing a secured access according to claim 12, wherein said step of controlling and analyzing said electronic scheduling further comprises confirming said scheduled appointments. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The method of providing a secured access according to claim 12, wherein said step of controlling and analyzing said electronic scheduling further comprises verifying a biometric information of said company employee. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The method of providing a secured access according to claim 12, wherein said step of controlling and analyzing said electronic scheduling further comprises managing said company employee's schedule. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The method of providing a secured access according to claim 12, wherein said step of controlling and analyzing said electronic scheduling further comprises interfacing said company employee with at least one database segment. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The method of providing a secured access according to claim 12, wherein said step of monitoring building visitors further comprises generating an access pass for at least one of said building visitors. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The method of providing a secured access according to claim 12, wherein said step of monitoring building visitors further comprises generating a security report with respect to at least one of said building visitors. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The method of providing a secured access according to claim 12, wherein said step of monitoring building visitors further comprises verifying a biometric information of a security employee.