Authorization system and a method of authorization

A method of authorization, the method including:

• receiving a request signal indicative of a party seeking authorization for a predetermined action, wherein the request signal is received as an RF signal;
• operating a access authorization device having a first processor to process the request signal, thereby to determine if the authorization is to be granted and, if so, generate an authorization signal that includes information that is securely coded and which is indicative of the determination, wherein the authorization signal is communicated via wired communication to an actuator device;
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• operating a actuator device to receive the authorization signal via the wired communication, the actuator device being physically separate and spaced apart from the access authorization device, the actuator device having a second processor that is configured to process the authorization signal thereby to decode the securely coded information, and wherein the actuator device is configured to initiate the predetermined action in response to the decoding of the securely coded information.

An authorization system including:

• an interface for receiving a request signal indicative of a party seeking authorization for a predetermined action, wherein the request signal is received as an RF signal;
• an access authorization device that is configured to receive the request signal and configured to process the request signal thereby to determine if the authorization is to be granted and, if so, generate a secure signal with the use of an encryption key, wherein the secure signal is communicated via wired communication to an actuator device;
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• an actuator device being physically separate from and spaced apart from the access authorization device, the actuator device being configured to receive the secure signal via the wired communication, and decrypt and process the secure signal thereby to selectively initiate the action.