Patent ID: 8554865
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: G07C,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system comprising: a device providing a human interface to a user; a plurality of remotely located access control panels of a security system; a respective card reader attached to each of at least some of the plurality of control panels; control logic of each of the plurality of remotely located access control panels, each panel of the plurality of remotely located access control panels defines a device that receives and processes an access request from the respective card reader and grants or denies access to a home or business by at least opening a door based upon the request, the card reader and panel opening the door when a valid access card credential is presented to the card reader; each panel of the plurality of remotely located access panels has panel configuration database that contains all of the configuration data needed by the access control panel to perform the intended access control functions of the panel, the panel configuration database has a common object and a local object, wherein the common object defines configuration data for access control that is common to all of the panels and the local object defines configuration data for access control that is local to the panel; wherein a format of cards read by the respective card reader defines at least some of the configuration data of the common object of the plurality of remotely located access control panels and a configuration of the respective card reader defines at least some of the configuration data of the local object of the at least some remotely located access control panels; and one of the plurality of remotely located access control panels providing a gateway to at least one other of the plurality of remotely located access control panels, the gateway comprising: