US 7,583,188 B2 · Software controlled access control door controller

Abstract

The present invention is an access control door controller which utilizes three relays, 16 alarm inputs, tamper switch, a Weigand reader, a RS 232 reader and a IP core module to enable access control alarm monitoring, inter locking of doors and/or energy management for a room with the help of a software. The present invention utilizes a distributed communication (peer to peer) thus creating a door access controller System network with a truly distributed intelligence permitting exchange of information between all controllers which may be situated in a single site or over multiple sites connected on a common network. The full system can be configured on the widely used TCP/IP network thus avoiding the need for extensive wiring traditionally required for Access Control System. The controller, with its associated software can support multiple types of readers and can directly interface IP cameras for an integrated TCP/IP based Access Control/CCTV Solution.

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Dependent claims

An access control system that controls access to a plurality of areas by controlling a door associated with each area, the access control system comprising:

a server;
a plurality of devices, each device operable to sense a signal and output an alarm signal in response to the sensed signal;
a first reader positioned adjacent a first door and operable to receive first data from a first user at a first time;
a second reader positioned adjacent a second door and operable to receive second data from a second user at a second time;
and
an access control door controller including:
a processor operable to run software;
a plurality of alarm inputs each alarm input operable to receive the alarm signal from a corresponding one of the plurality of devices;
a first data port operable to receive the first data and forward the first data to the processor at a third time;
a second data port operable to receive the second data and forward the second data to the processor at a fourth time;
a communication module operable to communicate with the server;
and
a plurality of relays, each relay operable to receive an instruction signal from the processor, based at least partially on the first data and the second data, and each relay further operable to send an actuation signal in response to the instruction signal.

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An access control door controller configured to retrofit to a security system in a building that includes a control server, a first identification reader positioned adjacent a first access point, a second identification reader positioned adjacent a second access point, and a plurality of monitoring devices, the access control door controller comprising:

a processor configured to run software, the processor including a memory that stores user data;
a plurality of inputs each input configured to receive an information signal from one of the plurality of monitoring devices and forward the information signal to the processor;
a first data port configured to receive a first identification signal from the first identification reader and forward the first identification signal to the processor at a first time;
a second data port configured to receive a second identification signal from the second identification reader and forward the second identification signal to the processor at a second time, the processor configured to receive the first and second identification signals and compare the first and second identification signals to the user data to make an access decision and output a first actuation signal and a second actuation signal based at least partially on the comparison, the processor also configured to produce an update message and transmit the update message wirelessly to the control server;
a first relay configured to receive the first actuation signal and forward the first actuation signal to a first locking mechanism positioned adjacent the first access point to control user access thereto;
a second relay configured to receive the second actuation signal and forward the second actuation signal to a second locking mechanism positioned adjacent the second access point to control user access thereto;
and
a wireless communication module configured to receive the update message from the processor and wirelessly transmit the update message to the control server.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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