Peripheral controller in an access control system

US10789797B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Schlage Lock Company LLC · US

Inventors

• Benjamin J. Hopkins · Zionsville, US
• David Studt · Noblesville, US
• Joseph W. Baumgarte · Carmel, US
• Ryan C. Kincaid · Indianapolis, US
• Dan Pfunder · Noblesville, US
• Kevin P. Oehler · Carmel, US
• Ethan Harmon · Indianapolis, US
• Jonathan Everson · Kokomo, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 24, 2018
• Grant date: Sep 29, 2020
• Expiry date: Sep 24, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07C2009/00634
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A peripheral controller for an access control system according to one embodiment includes a reader interface, a Power over Ethernet circuit, a processor, and a memory. The reader interface is configured to be communicatively coupled to at least one credential reader. The Power over Ethernet (PoE) circuit is configured to receive power over an Ethernet cable for powering the peripheral controller. The memory includes a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, causes the peripheral controller to analyze credential data received via the reader interface make an access control decision based on the analyzed credential data.