Patent ID: 9230380
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: G07C

Claim Text:
1. An enclosure having an improved access system comprising: a frame of a server cabinet, the frame comprising a plurality of panels; a door connected to the frame in a manner that allows the door to rotate from a closed position to an open position with respect to the frame to allow access to an interior of the server cabinet; an electromechanical locking mechanism that includes a rotating handle such that the electromechanical locking mechanism is configured to fit in the door and to secure the door to the frame in the closed position when in a locked state and allow the door to be rotated to the open position in an unlocked state; at least one radio frequency sensor configured to detect movement of an object within the enclosure; a biometric scanner configured to receive biometric information from a user; a memory configured to store data representative of biometric information; and a processing device operatively connected to the memory, the biometric scanner, the radio frequency sensor, and the electromechanical locking mechanism, wherein the processing device is configured to receive the biometric information from the biometric scanner and data from the radio frequency sensor, compare the biometric information received from the biometric scanner to the data stored in the memory, and instruct the electromechanical locking mechanism to change states based on whether the biometric information received from the biometric scanner matches at least a portion of the data stored in the memory, wherein: the biometric scanner includes a biometric acquisition area and the biometric acquisition area is integrated into the electromechanical locking mechanism; the electromechanical locking mechanism is configured to change states approximately simultaneously with the user's ability to operate the rotating handle; and at least one of the plurality of panels comprises a wire mesh such that size of holes of the wire mesh is dictated by radio frequency field used by the radio frequency sensor.