Patent ID: 8261319
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: G05B,G07C,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method of logging events associated with accessing an area, comprising: recording an event associated with accessing the area to provide an event recording, wherein the event recording is generated after an attempt to access the area, and wherein the event recording includes log entry information that logs the attempt to access the area and is created separately from information presented as part of a request for access during the attempt to access the area; and authenticating at least the event recording to provide an authenticated recording, wherein the authenticated recording is authenticated at least in part by a door used in the attempt to access the area, the authenticated recording being generated at the door, wherein the door is a disconnected door that, at least intermittently and while generating the authenticated recording, is not able to electronically communicate with any network, and wherein generating the authenticated recording at the door includes the door digitally signing at least one entry of the event recording.