Patent ID: 9558604
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: G07C,H04W

Claim:
1. An access system allowing a user to access a restricted area using a wireless user device, the access system comprising: a database storing access permissions identifying at least one wireless user device authorized to access said restricted area and one access node authorized to permit access to said restricted area; an access governor including a locking device securing a restricted area, said locking device having a short-range wireless receiver suitable for receiving unlock commands and responding by allowing a user access to said restricted area; an access node, separate from said locking device, positioned near said restricted area and having a short-range wireless radio for connecting to the wireless user device; a server operable to receive an unlock request associated with a wireless user device and a structure from said access node and transmit an authorized request to said access node upon authorizing said unlock request using said database, wherein said unlock request is authorized only if received from an access node authorized to permit access to said restricted area and originated from a wireless user device authorized to access said restricted area, and a pressure sensitive mat communicatively connected to the access node, wherein said pressure sensitive mat is configured to sense the presence of the user on the pressure sensitive mat and determine if the user is an authorized user based on input from the access node and server.