Distributed tag reader system and method
US6570487B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 27, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C9/28
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An access control system includes a plurality of door control systems each associated with an access door and including a relay control for operating the access door and a transmitter for eliciting a radio response from a tag at the access door. The response includes a tag ID and an access door ID. A receiver is operable to receive radio responses from tags at a plurality of access doors. An access door controller is coupled to the receiver and operable to receive the tag ID and the access door ID included in each radio response received by the receiver. The access controller determines whether access by the tag at the access door is authorized and controls the relay door to permit authorized access.
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