Access control apparatus with modular encoder subassembly
US9721402B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 14, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 1, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C2009/00873
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatuses are provided for performing physical access control using various types of encoding technologies by removably incorporating modular encoder subassemblies. An access control apparatus includes access control electronics and at least one docking bay or slot for removably housing at least one modular encoder unit. The encoder unit can be removably house in the docking bay or slot of the access control apparatus and be removably linked, communicatively and/or physically, to the access control electronics when housed in the access control apparatus, and can interface with and write or read information to or from a credential. When removably housed in the docking bay or slot, the encoder unit can receive identity data from the access control electronics and bind the identity data to the credential.
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