Patent ID: 9531637
Filing Date: 2016-12-27
CPC Classification: G06F,G07C,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method for operating an access control system structured to selectably control access to a physical location and including a server, a computing device, and credential reader, the method comprising: storing a status web cookie on a computing device, the status web cookie storing connection status information of the credential reader; detecting, with a web browser running on the computing device, the status web cookie on the computing device; generating a user interface with the web browser structured to request input from a user in response to detecting the status web cookie; generating a command web cookie with the web browser running on the computing device in response to the web browser receiving the input from the user; storing the command web cookie in memory on the computing device; generating a second status web cookie with a computer application running on the computing device in response to detecting the command web cookie, the second status web cookie providing both access control information polled from the credential reader and information for authentication by the server; detecting the second status web cookie with the web browser running on the computing device; providing to the server with the web browser the access control information polled from the credential reader and the information for authentication by the server in response to detecting the second status web cookie; receiving with the computer application running on the computing device a response form the server indicating authentication of the provided information and receipt of the polled information; deleting with the computer application running on the computing device the command web cookie in response to receiving the information.