Patent ID: 9355556
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: G07C,G08C

Claim Text:
1. An access control device for monitoring and controlling the passage of persons through a passageway or a doorway between an outside area and an inside area, said access control device comprising at least one transit authorization request device, said transit authorization request device to be activated by a person requesting authorization to pass through said passageway or doorway; a presence detection and tracking device for detecting the presence of a person in the vicinity of said passageway or doorway and for tracking the movement of a person within said passageway or doorway, and a control unit operatively coupled to said at least one transit authorization request device and said presence detection and tracking device, said control unit being configured for said control unit comprising a processing module with a configurable decision table for generating an output control signal based on an output signal of said at least one transit authorization request device and an output signal of said presence detection and tracking device, said output control signal to be used for the controlling of the passage of persons through a passageway or a doorway.