Patent ID: 9280365
Filing Date: 2016-03-08
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A method performed by an access control device of a host access control system, for managing configuration data, the method comprising the steps of: the access control device determining whether it has a network connection to a server device of the host access control system; the access control device, in response to determining that it does not have a network connection to a server device of the host access control system, adopting a disconnected mode of operation; the access control device reading an access control smartcard, wherein the access control smartcard carries data comprising: (i) user credential data configured to enable an authorization/authentication process to determine whether or not access should be granted in response to reading of the access control smartcard; and (ii) configuration data including threat level data; the access control device, in response to reading the access control smartcard, performing an automated process comprising: the access control device subsequently performing the authorization/authentication process to determine whether or not access should be granted based on the presentation of the access control smartcard, using configuration data including threat level data current applied by the access control device.