Patent ID: 6374296
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: G06F,G07C,H04L

Abstract:
A system for providing cross-platform remote control and monitoring of a plurality of facility electronic access controllers, the system comprising:at least one facility electronic access controller of said plurality of the facility electronic access controllers being linked to an internet client-server system, said at least one facility electronic access controller including: a CPU; a non-volatile memory for storing an operating system and an application code for said facility electronic access controller; at least one of a network port and a cross-platform port for supporting a transmission control protocol/internet protocol (TCP/IP) and hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP); an input/output interface; an input access control device operatively linked to said input/output interface, the input access control device generating identification data of a user; a comparator for comparing identification data stored in said facility electronic access controller with the identification data of the user; an output access control device operatively linked to said input/output interface, said output access control device actuatable to allow access to a facility area if the identification data stored in said facility electronic access controller matches the identification data of the user; a cross-platform network including an internet client-server system or local area network (LAN), wherein the cross-platform network is operatively linked to said facility electronic access controller via said at least one network port or cross-platform port; and a remote computer operatively linked to said facility electronic access controller by said cross-platform network, whereby said cross-platform network enables remote operation of said facility electronic access controller irrespective of compatibility between an operating system of said remote computer and the operating system of said facility electronic access controller; wherein said CPU sends identification data, time data and location data to said remote computer via the cross-platform network; and wherein the system allows a single change or multiple changes in at least one of the identification data, time data, location data and operating parameters to be implemented into the operating system of said remote computer and the operating system of said facility electronic access controller linked to the internet client-server system.