Patent ID: 7280030

Claim:
A system for controlling access to a building or facility having portals that are opened or closed by locks based on identity data detected by identity information detection means, said system comprising: a server interfaced with said identity information detection means and with locks on the portals and wherein access through the portals is modified by government-issued threat levels, said server comprising a database containing: respective predetermined access level criteria for each of said government-issued threat levels; and respective predetermined time zone criteria for each of said government-issued threat levels; and wherein said server further comprises an access control application that selects one of said respective predetermined access level criteria and said time zone criteria from said database based on the respective government-issued threat level inputted to said server, said access control application comparing data transmitted by said identity information means against said predetermined access level criteria whenever a user interacts with said identity information detection means at a portal; and wherein said access control application commands the portals to either open or remain closed based on comparing said respective predetermined access level criteria and said predetermined time zone criteria selected by said server against said identity data transmitted by said identity information detection means.