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

Claim 7:
8. An electronic access control method, comprising:
configuring, with an input device communicably engaged with a controller of an electronic access control device, one or more configuration settings comprising configurations for one or more user roles, one or more access request types and one or more access event types associated with the electronic access control device;
receiving, with the controller of the electronic access control device via at least one wireless communications interface, a first access request from a mobile electronic device, wherein the first access request comprises a first access request type;
receiving, with the controller of the electronic access control device via at least one near field communications interface, a second access request from a near field communication-enabled device, wherein the second access request comprises a second access request type;
receiving, with the controller of the electronic access control device via an electronic key interface, a third access request from an electronic key, wherein the third access request comprises a third access request type;
processing, with the controller of the electronic access control device, 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 for the electronic access control device according to the one or more configuration settings;
actuating, with the controller of the electronic access control device, the electronic access control device from a locked state to an 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; and
receiving, with the controller of the electronic access control device, an alternative access request comprising an alternative access request type in response to unsuccessfully authenticating one or more of the authorized electronic access code, the authorized user role and the authorized access request type.