Patent ID: 8390426
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: G07C

Abstract:
1. A apparatus for remote opening of doors or gates of at least a building, said apparatus comprising a plurality of units located in the building and accessible from a plurality of external terminals provided with a GSM module, each of said units being connected to electromechanical means suitable for opening and closing said doors or gates, each of said units comprising a database containing a list of the telephone numbers of said plurality of external terminals, a GSM interface for connecting to the external terminals and means for managing said interface and said database, said managing means being interrogatable by said external terminals and being suitable for commanding said electromechanical means for opening gates or doors if the telephone number of the interrogating external terminal is on the list of telephone numbers of the external terminals of the database; and said apparatus further comprising a central unit comprising a memory provided with a database containing a list of said units located in the building and a list of passwords associated with said units located in the building and suitable for activating said units, an interface for remote connection to said units located in the building, a GSM interface for connecting to the external terminals and means for managing said interfaces and said database, said managing means being interrogatable by said external terminals by means of sending a password and being suitable for checking whether the sent password is on the list of passwords of the database and, if the checking operation has been positive, being suitable for storing the telephone number of the interrogating external terminal and for sending data to said units located in the building, said data containing the telephone number of the interrogating external terminal and the validity period of the door or gates opening service.