Physical access control systems and methods

US12254732B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• HID Global Corp. · DE

Inventors

• Sylvain Jacques Prevost · Austin, US
• Kapil Sachdeva · Round Rock, US
• Stephen Carney · Barrington, US
• Wayne Pak · Changcheon-dong, KR
• Jianbo Chen · Lo Wu, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: May 20, 2020
• Grant date: Mar 18, 2025
• Expiry date: May 20, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04W12/63
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A physical access control (PAC) system comprises an authentication device that includes physical layer circuitry and processing circuitry. The physical layer circuitry transmits and receives radio frequency electrical signals over a radio access network. The processing circuitry is operatively coupled to the physical layer circuitry and includes an authentication engine. The authentication engine is configured to receive access credential information via the radio access network using a cloud-based messaging service; authenticate the access credential information using the authentication device; and initiate access to a physical access portal according to the access credential information.