Patent ID: 11913251
Assignee: CAREFUSION 303, INC.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  G | IPC E  G

Claim 0:
1. A access control system, comprising:
a catch configured to be affixed to an inner portion of an enclosure;
a latch configured to engage the catch when the catch is attached to the enclosure and an access door of the enclosure is in a closed position, wherein the latch engaging the catch secures the access door of the enclosure in a locked state;
a latch controller;
a memory device;
one or more sensors configured to monitor the catch;
an actuator configured to electronically open the latch to open the access door of the enclosure;
a credential interface configured to receive an electronically provided credential; and
a communication interface configured to communicate with a server over an electronic network,
wherein the latch controller is configured to:
detect, using the one or more sensors, when the latch is within a predetermined proximity of the catch; and
responsive to detecting that the latch is not within the predetermined proximity of the catch:
determine whether an authorized credential was received via the communication interface to open the latch;
when the authorized credential was received, register an authorized opening of the latch in the memory device; and
when the authorized credential was not received, register an unauthorized opening of the latch in the memory device in the memory device and enter an alert state.