Patent ID: 11922744
Assignee: SECURITY ENHANCEMENT SYSTEMS, LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B  H | IPC G  H

Claim 13:
14. An electronic access control system, comprising:
an electronic lock cylinder operably engaged with a power source, the electronic lock cylinder comprising a locking mechanism configured to be actuated between a locked state and an unlocked state;
a controller operably engaged with the electronic lock cylinder to actuate the locking mechanism between the locked state and the unlocked state, the controller comprising at least one wireless communications interface, at least one near field communications interface and an electronic key interface; and
an electronic key communicably engaged with the controller via the electronic key interface,
wherein the controller comprises a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions stored thereon that, when executed, command the processor to perform one or more operations, the one or more operations comprising:
receiving a first access request from a mobile electronic device via the at least one wireless communications interface, wherein the first access request comprises a first access request type;
receiving a second access request from a near field communication-enabled device via the at least one near field communications interface, wherein the second access request comprises a second access request type;
receiving a third access request from the electronic key via the electronic key interface, wherein the third access request comprises a third access request type;
processing one or more of the first access request, the second access request and the third access request to authenticate an authorized electronic access code, an authorized user role and an authorized access request type according to one or more configuration settings; and
actuating the electronic lock cylinder to the unlocked state in response to successfully authenticating the authorized electronic access code, the authorized user role and the authorized access request type according to the one or more configuration settings,
wherein the electronic key is operably engaged with the controller to override the one or more configuration settings in response to an input from the electronic key.