Patent ID: 6581161
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: G06F,G07C

Abstract:
A system for controlling access to a facility, comprising:a portable communicating means, a server means, and one or more access control devices in communication across a network; data storage means available to said server means for storing access control data; said server means being adapted to receive access requests identifying a user of said portable communicating means and including: generating means within said server means for generating access criteria from said access control data according to said user's identity; and communicating means for communicating said access criteria to at least one of said access control means and said portable communicating means; wherein said access control means is adapted to permit access responsive to said user satisfying said access criteria; and wherein said access control means includes a bio-metric security system and said access criteria include bio-metric data associated with said user and said communicating means communicates said bio-metric data from said server means to one or more access control means.