Patent ID: 9520008
Filing Date: 2016-12-13
CPC Classification: G07C

Claim Text:
1. A system comprises: at least one ingress card reader; and an auto-enrollment type of access controller having a panel supporting a switch, a controller board, a terminal block for connecting at least the one ingress card reader to the auto-enrollment type controller board and to connect the auto-enrollment type controller to door locks, and a mounting plate, with the auto-enrollment type controller being configured by a user according to operational requirements of a facility by the user asserting the switch for a defined period of time, and with the auto-enrollment type of access controller upon assertion of the switch being configured to: send an enroll broadcast message to a server computer, the broadcast message being broadcast periodically for a predefined period of time; and receive an enrollment confirmation that indicates the auto-enrollment type access controller's credentials have been assigned to a controller table structure by the server computer.