CREDENTIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
A server may communicate with a mobile device and/or a reader device via an Internet connection. The server may be configured to generate a credential and transmit the credential to the mobile device. The mobile device may use the credential in an access control system, a payment system, a transit system, a vending system, or the like.
1 . A method, comprising:
presenting a mobile device within a field of a reader device;
emulating a master credential with the mobile device to place the reader device in a programming mode; and
emulating a plurality of user credentials with the mobile device to program the user credentials into the reader device.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, with the mobile device, at least one of the master credential and the user credentials from a server.
3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting, with the mobile device, the user credentials to the server.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the reader device is an electronic lock.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the mobile device is a mobile phone.
6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting a notification to mobile phones associated with the user credentials, wherein the notification includes a status of an associated user credential.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the notification is one of an email and a text message.
8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the notification includes the corresponding user credential.
9 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the notification includes a uniform resource locator associated with a server, wherein the server is configured to store the user credentials and provide the user credentials for downloading.
10 . A system, comprising:
a reader device configured to actuate a lock when presented with a registered user credential; and
an administrative mobile device configured to wirelessly transmit a master credential to the reader device to place the reader device in a programming mode, wherein the administrative mobile device is further configured to wirelessly transmit a user credential to the reader device when the reader device is in the programming mode to register the user credential in the reader device.
11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the administrative mobile device is a mobile phone.
12 . The system of claim 10 , further comprising:
a server configured to transmit the user credential to a user mobile device.
13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the server is further configured to generate credentials in a plurality of formats.
14 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the server is further configured to transmit the master credential to the administrative mobile device.
15 . An apparatus, comprising:
a mobile phone configured to wirelessly emulate a master credential to place a reader device in a programming mode and to wirelessly emulate a plurality of user credentials to program the user credentials into the reader device.
16 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the mobile phone is configured to receive at least one of the master credential and the user credentials from a server.
17 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the reader device is an electronic lock.
18 . The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the mobile phone is configured to transmit a notification to user mobile phones associated with the user credentials.
19 . The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the notification is one of an email and a text message.
20 . The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the notification includes the corresponding user credential.