Patent ID: 7706778

Claim:
A method of remotely maintaining a secure access system, comprising: receiving, at a secure access system controller, a credential update for at least one user of the secure access system; in response to receiving the credential update, said controller automatically initiating a system update process, the system update process comprising: generating a message comprising information representing the credential update; determining at least one target for said message, wherein said at least one target comprises at least one mobile device associated with the at least one user; and transmitting said message to said at least one target; and wherein said at least one mobile device has a first set of credential data stored thereon, wherein upon receiving said message from said controller, said first set of credential data is changed to a second different set of credential data, wherein said message is transmitted to said at least one mobile device without receiving a request for said message from said at least one user, wherein said at least one mobile device is a smart mobile device, wherein said first set of credential data comprises self-authenticating data, wherein said second set of credential data comprises different self-authenticating data, and wherein said self-authenticating data enables said at least one mobile device to make a determination of its own access rights with respect to an asset.