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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120081208 | APPARATUS FOR OPERATING DOOR OF CONNECTOR CONNECTION PART IN EV CHARGING STAND Disclosed is an apparatus for operating a door of a connector connection part in an EV charging stand, which is configured to control an operation of opening or closing the door of the connector connection part of the EV charging stand to which a connector of an electri... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120068815 | System and Method for Automatically Updating, Backing Up or Restoring Access Control Systems An access control panel can be updated substantially automatically by loading a thumb drive with executable instructions, or information, and coupling the drive to the panel and transferring the instructions or information to the panel for execution or storage. Alternat... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120050006 | Dynamically Configured User Interface for Access Control Systems A system and method provide real-time configuration information as to a plurality of doors which are part of an access control system. Configuration information can be obtained for each one of a plurality of door of the system. That information can be forwarded to a req... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120032777 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MANAGING ACCESS TO RESTRICTED AREAS A control system for managing access of users (60) to a plurality of restricted areas (75) via the use of rights to access (20) comprises at least one manager module, including a central processing unit (50), configured for issuing and checki... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120025949 | Concurrent Infrared Signal, Single Thread Low Power Protocol and System for Pet Control A method and system for a concurrent infrared signal, single thread low power protocol comprises transitioning a remote signal during a first fraction of a bit-period and transitioning another remote signal during a later equal fraction of another bit-period. Additional... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120016798 | BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND BIOMETRIC SENSOR CONFIGURED FOR SINGLE USER AUTHENTICATION A biometric authentication system comprises a biometric sensor configured for single user authentication. The biometric sensor can be configured for single user authentication through an enrollment procedure in which one or more sensing parameters are adjusted based on ... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110285501 | ELECTRONIC LOCK WITH SCREEN An electronic lock with a screen includes an outer base body and an inner base body. The outer base body and the inner base body are correspondingly installed on inner and outer sides of a door for controlling the door to be open or locked. The outer base body is dispos... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110254685 | Method and Apparatus Pertaining to Barrier Movement Controllers and Employing a Camera and a Wireless Transmitter A control circuit, upon detecting a condition of interest, automatically forwards information regarding a recently-captured image to a predetermined recipient. Upon then later receiving an instruction (which instruction was prompted at least on behalf of the predetermin... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110234371 | RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DISTRIBUTING PRODUCTS A method and system for vending products from a defined area, such as a micro-warehouse with a door. The method includes fitting each product with a radio frequency identification tag, positioning the plurality of products in a micro-warehouse, sensing opening and closi... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110227743 | Remotely actuatable locking system and method for forming doors for accommodating such systems A door usable for after market installation of remotely actuatable locking systems is provided with a spacer element within its interior. The spacer element includes an orifice sized for accommodating a motor and locking mechanism. A tubular element is also provided thr... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110210819 | SECURED BAG LOCKING AND TRACKING DEVICE A secure container for controlling and monitoring access to at least one secured bag locking device is disclosed. The secure container is lockable to prevent access by unauthorized parties, and may include any feature of prior art secure containers, such as shock detect... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110210869 | Intruder, theft and vandalism deterrent management system for controlling a parking area A parking area control and management system employs a card reader, which reads identification information from a card commonly carried by a person, such as a driver's license or credit card or other identity card carried by a user that is issued by an entity other than... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110199182 | SENSOR ACTUATED STORAGE COMPARTMENT A storage compartment is provided that includes a sensor configured to generate a signal based on presence of an activating object. The storage compartment also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor and configured to detect an object adjacent to th... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110199181 | CODED REMOTE CONTROLLER AND MEANS TO SECURE ENTRY Systems and methods to ensure security over remote controlled entries using a remote control transmitter that only transmits a command to open a secured entry (e.g. gate or garage door) if a unique pattern (e.g., number pattern or biometric) is entered into a wireless r... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110187530 | Portable Security Container A process and security container that enable local protection and remote transportation of items found with the environment of a contemporary office, while generating a log of users who have gained access to the container. e container may be constructed with one or more... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110181412 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY IN MULTI-UNIT FACILITIES Methods, systems, and devices for managing energy consumption in multi-room facilities are provided. In particular, intelligent mechanisms for determining a room occupancy state and then for managing energy settings of that room are provided. Some logic for implementing... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110181413 | AUTOMATED VAULT MAPPING AND SECURITY SYSTEM A system and method to enhance vault security and management. An identity of a user is electronically validated. A floor plan of the vault and associated location of an authorized resource is retrieved in access computer. The user is then signaled a location of the reso... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110160901 | System and Method for Dispensing Prescriptions A pharmaceutical dispensing system includes: a frame having opposed replenishment and dispensing sides; a plurality of bins configured to house pharmaceutical tablets, each of the bins being accessible from the replenishment of the frame for replenishment of pharmaceuti... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110148569 | METHOD FOR GAP CHARACTERIZATION IN INDUCTIVELY COUPLED ACCESS SYSTEMS An access facility for a vehicle has a first transmit/receive device for transmitting a first radio signal and for receiving a second radio signal, a second transmit/receive device for transmitting the second radio signal and receiving the first radio signal, a transmis... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110133882 | Apparatus for detecting coordinates of an event within interest region, display device, security device and electronic blackboard including the same There is provided an apparatus for detecting the coordinates of an event within an interest region including: a light source limiting an interest region; at least two light receiving units receiving reflected light of an event within the interest region; a reflector ref... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110121940 | Smart Door A smart door comprising devices for monitoring activity at the door, providing alarms at the door and providing information from devices at the door.... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110115603 | Systems and Methods for Access Control The disclosure describes various systems and methods for access control. One such method includes providing an access control module that is capable of operating at least a first frequency and a second frequency. The method further includes interacting with a first cred... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110109426 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR SECURED ACCESS TO GATED AREAS Embodiments of the present invention allow vehicular ingress and egress to an automotive facility using a mobile communication device, such as a smart phone, having thereon a software application adapted to communicate with a gate unit. The mobile communication device m... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110102134 | ENERGY SAVING SECURITY SYSTEM A method and apparatus are provided for protecting a secured space. The method includes the steps of providing a secured space including a first secured area and a second secured area accessed through the first secured area and where the second secured area has a relati... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110095863 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A BIOMETRIC READER FOR ACCESS WITH IDENTIFICATION ON THE DEVICE A networkless biometric access device is provided hereby, the networkless biometric access device comprises a housing adapted to be secured in an electrical box, an electronic system comprising a biometric reader connected to the housing and adapted to scan fingerprints... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110090043 | Mobile-Controlled Electric Entrance Device A mobile-controlled electric entrance device includes an electrically powered entrance body and a control unit. The control unit includes a mobile phone number comparison unit, a storage unit, an oscillation timer, a delay and sequential logical decoding unit, a current... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110084836 | Alarm System Interaction with a Movable Barrier Operator Method and Apparatus A secure communication link (24) is provided between a movable bather operator (23) and a peripheral system (20). Information conveyed via this link is used by one, the other, or both such elements to further inform or direct their respective action... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110080256 | VEHICLE ACCESS SYSTEM An access control system includes an access database and barrier controller in communication with the access database. The access control system includes a vehicle with an electrical system having an OBD transceiver in communication with an on-board computer through an ... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110063075 | Control System for a Door Drive The present invention relates to a control system for a door drive with a plurality of components and a digital data bus via which the components communicate, wherein at least one safety component such as a closing edge-safety device or a light barrier detects safety-re... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110037561 | TRANSCODER APPARATUS AND METHODS Embodiments of methods, systems and devices including encoders and decoders are disclosed.... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110032073 | System and Methods for Automatically Moving Access Barriers Initiated by Mobile Transmitter Devices A discrete add-on control system for a barrier operating system is provided. The control system includes a mobile transmitter, a barrier state transmitter a controller and an indicator. The mobile transmitter automatically and periodically generates a mobile signal. The... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110025457 | Triggering Device A system and methods are provided for triggering an operating device. In one embodiment, a triggering device includes a receiving unit configured to receive one or more wireless control signals. The receiving unit may include a switch and a processor, wherein the proces... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110018682 | PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITY BASED PRIVILEGED ACCESS AND INCENTIVE SYSTEMS AND METHODS A physical activity, educationally required activity and other required activities monitoring system and method for providing a privilege access to user-intended devices based on completion of a physical activity by a user. The monitoring system includes a monitoring mo... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110001606 | ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD USING RADIO-FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION AND IMAGING The invention provides an access control system and method for ski areas or similar facilities which uses a combination of RFID enabled tags and video-image derived biometric information to control access through an access gate.... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100328025 | AMUSEMENT PARK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM The amusement park management system comprises at least one mobile communication device containing identification information and transmitting reservation information including the number of reserved seats in a corresponding amusement facility out of a plurality of amus... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100321150 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GUIDING VISITOR USING SENSOR NETWORK Provided are a system and method for guiding a visitor using a sensor network. The system includes: an entry approval requesting unit for requesting an entry approval of the visitor to the visitee terminal according to destination information; a route setting unit for s... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100315199 | CONTAINERIZED ACCESS CONTROL UNIT A portable container is provided which comprises a passing room(s) allowing entry into a second area into a first area, the passing room having at least two openings with a walkway in-between. Barrier device(s) can be located in the walkway but not connected to the firs... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100293861 | BABY GATE A baby gate assembly which opens automatically only when detecting a designated person, by IR detection, RFID tagging or voice recognition. One or more IR detectors are mounted on a telescopic mast, enabling designation by height selection and the sensed signal compared... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100289616 | MOVABLE BARRIER SYSTEM ADAPTED TO UTILIZE BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY TO IDENTIFY AND AUTHORIZE ACCESS TO PREMISES The invention is a movable barrier system for controlling access to a secured premise utilizing biometric technology. More particularly, a system in accordance with the present invention comprises a movable barrier, an operator adapted to control movement of the movable... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100283579 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING ACCESS TO AN ACCESS POINT A method of remotely operating a door lock. The method includes transmitting a first signal from a remote device to a router via a network; transmitting the signal from the router to a mesh network gateway; translating the signal from a network protocol to a mesh networ... | 11/11/2010 |
