Patent ID: 8941464
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: G06F,G07C,H04L

Abstract:
1. An authorization system including: an interface for receiving a request signal indicative of a party seeking authorization for a predetermined action, wherein the request signal is received as an RF signal; an access authorization device containing a first processor, the first processor being configured to receive the request signal and, based on processing of the request signal, determine if the authorization is to be granted and, if so, generate an authorization signal that includes information that is securely coded and which is indicative of the determination, wherein the authorization signal is communicated via wired communication to an actuator device; and an actuator device that is physically separate from and physically spaced apart from the access authorization device, the actuator device being configured to receive the authorization signal from the access authorization device via the wired communication, the actuator device having a second processor that is configured to process the authorization signal and decode the securely coded information, and wherein the actuator device is configured to initiate the predetermined action in response to the decoding of the securely coded information.