Patent ID: 11887419
Assignee: SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 11:
12. An access control system, comprising:
a communication network;
a plurality of access control devices, each of the plurality of access control devices including an electronic locking mechanism, a credential reader device, and a control unit for controlling actuation of the electronic locking mechanism in response to credentials being read by the reader device; and
wherein:
a first one of the access control devices is powered by a battery that is recharged by solar power, the electronic locking mechanism and the credential reader device of the first one of the access control devices are mounted at an outdoor access portal that provides access to an outdoor space;
a second one of the access control devices is powered by line power, the electronic locking mechanism and the reader device of the second one of the access control devices are mounted at an access portal that provides access to an indoor space;
the first one of the access control devices is remote from the second one of the access control devices;
the first one of the access control devices is not connected or connectable to the communication network; and
the second one of the access control devices is connected to the communication network.