Patent ID: 8604903

Claim:
An interlinked cascade wireless access control system, the interlinked cascade wireless access control system comprising: a central wireless access system; a remote wireless access system, the remote wireless access system being comprised of a plurality of remote access controllers located at access points; and a wireless network connecting the central wireless access system to the remote wireless access system; wherein an individual access point contains a first remote access controller representing a first level of security and at least one additional remote access controller representing a second level of security; wherein the first remote access controller must be disengaged by a first credential associated with a specific user before said specific user has access to a first space and before the at least one additional remote access controller can be disengaged; and wherein the at least one additional remote access controller will not be disengaged to allow said specific user to access a second space unless a second credential presented to the at least one additional remote access controller also belongs to said specific user and said specific user is the last user to access said first space.