SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING POTENTIALLY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO AN ENCLOSURE
There is disclosed a system and method for detecting potentially unauthorized access to an enclosure. The system and method use an input device, wherein the input device includes a user interface comprising a communication tilt plate with a front side and a back side. The front side comprising an outer touch surface and the back side includes electronic components mounted thereon. The back side also includes a raised center pivot and a plurality of spring loaded switches mounted thereon disposed around the periphery of the back side of the tilt plate. In this way, tilting the communication tilt plate by pressing proximate the periphery of the outer touch surface activates one or more of the spring-loaded switches mounted on the back side of the tilt plate and thereby transmit an access code to a control module. The system and method further include detecting movement of an access barrier of an enclosure and detecting whether a motor and or the access code was used to move the access barrier. The user is notified in the event the access barrier was moved without using the motor and or the access code.
1 . A method for detecting potentially unauthorized access to an enclosure, the method comprising:
providing an input device;
the input device comprising a user interface comprising a communication tilt plate comprising a front side and a back side, the front side comprising an outer touch surface and the back side comprising electronic components mounted thereon and the back side further comprising a raised center pivot and a plurality of spring loaded switches mounted thereon disposed around the periphery of the back side of the tilt plate such that by tilting the communication tilt plate by pressing proximate the periphery of the outer touch surface one or more of the spring-loaded switches mounted on the back side of the tilt plate are activated to transmit an access code to a control module;
detecting movement of an access barrier of an enclosure;
detecting whether a motor and or the access code was used to move the access barrier; and
in the event the access barrier was moved without using the motor and or the access code, notifying a user.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the motor is a component of an access mechanism of the enclosure.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting whether the motor was used comprises detecting whether electrical current was drawn by the motor during movement of the access barrier.
4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein detecting whether electrical current was drawn comprises inductively detecting whether electrical current was drawn by the motor.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting whether the motor was used comprises detecting vibration of the motor.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting whether the motor was used comprises detecting a voltage drop to the motor.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting whether the motor was used comprises detecting rotation of the motor.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein notifying a user comprises sending at least one of an email and a text message to the user.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting movement comprises using at least one sensor to detect movement of the access barrier.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting movement comprises detecting opening of the access barrier.
11 . A system for detecting potentially unauthorized access to an enclosure, the system comprising:
an input device comprising a user interface comprising a communication tilt plate comprising a front side and a back side, the front side comprising an outer touch surface and the back side comprising electronic components mounted thereon and the back side further comprising a raised center pivot and a plurality of spring loaded switches mounted thereon disposed around the periphery of the back side of the tilt plate such that by tilting the communication tilt plate by pressing proximate the periphery of the outer touch surface one or more of the spring-loaded switches mounted on the back side of the tilt plate are activated to transmit an access code to a control module;
a first sensor to detect movement of an access barrier of an enclosure;
a second sensor to detect whether a motor and or an access code was used to move the access barrier; and
a reporting mechanism to, in the event the access barrier was moved without using the motor and or an access code, notify a user.
12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the motor is a component of an access mechanism of the enclosure.
13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the second sensor detects whether electrical current was drawn by the motor during movement of the access barrier.
14 . The system of claim 13 , wherein the second sensor inductively detects whether electrical current was drawn by the motor.
15 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the second sensor detects vibration of the motor.
16 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the second sensor detects a voltage drop to the motor.
17 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the second sensor detects rotation of the motor.
18 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the reporting mechanism sends at least one of an email and a text message to the user in the event the access barrier was moved without using the motor and or the access code.
19 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the first sensor detects opening of the access barrier.
20 . The system of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the first sensor and the second sensor comprises a plurality of sensors.