Patent ID: 8912879

Claim:
An access control device associated with a personnel access position for use with a plurality of electronic devices each having a unique identification (ID) associated therewith and configured to generate a temporary security code based upon the unique ID, and at least one mobile wireless communications device comprising a first Near-Field Communication (NFC) sensor and a first controller configured to receive the temporary security code from a given electronic device from among said plurality of electronic devices, the access control device comprising: a second NFC sensor configured to receive the temporary security code from said first NFC sensor via NFC communications; and a second controller coupled to said second NFC sensor and configured to selectively grant personnel access based upon the received temporary security code, and determine the unique ID associated with the given electronic device; wherein each of the plurality of electronic devices is further configured to generate an event notification, and to communicate the temporary security code to the at least one mobile wireless communications device along with the event notification; wherein the event notification has a scheduled event time associated therewith, and said second controller is configured to selectively grant personnel access further based upon the scheduled event time.