IP Library Granted Patent US 11,189,119
Granted Patent B2
US 11,189,119 · App. 16/926,266 · Granted Nov 30, 2021

Method and system for access systems

Inventors: Krishnakanth Jarugumilli (Telangana, IN); Mahesh Dhumpeti (Telangana, IN); Gokul Ellanki (Telangana, IN); Anil Kumar Varturi (Telangana, IN); Rajesh Krishna Etikela (Telangana, IN); Sriram Narasimha Murthy Dulam (Telangana, IN); Michael R. Green (New York, NY); Kishore Maroju (Telangana, IN); Ashley Kennedy-Foster (Henrietta, NY)
Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
G07C9/00309H04B17/318H04W4/023H04W4/80H04W88/02
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Patent No.
US 11,189,119
App. No.
16/926,266
Granted
Nov 30, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Aspects of the invention are directed towards method system and devices assisting a user in providing seamless access to a user through an access point of the access system. The invention describes estimating various factors such as time, distance, and signal strength enabling frictionless access to the user. The invention describes adjusting the time interval and the signal strength according to the needs of the user. Various other embodiments of the invention describes estimating a threshold signal strength and time interval based on a distance of the user from the access point.

Claims (38)

1. A method for accessing an access system, the method comprising:

placing a user terminal at a distance from an access point of the access system;

estimating a threshold signal strength and time interval for accessing the access system based on the distance;

receiving a user input on the user terminal based on the estimation to initiate a registration request; and

sending the registration request to the access system,

wherein the access system registers a user of the user terminal based on the distance, time interval and the threshold signal strength.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user terminal sends an access request to the access system for validation thereby providing or denying access to a user of the user terminal inside the access point.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the access request is automatically sent to the access system for validation on detecting the distance and the threshold signal strength.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the estimation of the signal strength and the time interval along with the distance are determined using a user application on the user terminal, wherein the receiving of the user input and sending the registration request are executed by the user application.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the user application on the user terminal is configured to store user credentials for the access request for accessing multiple access points.

6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the registration request includes estimated signal strength and time interval along with the distance, wherein the registration request further includes the user credentials.

7. The method of claim 2 , wherein the time interval represents a duration between sending the access request to access the access system and activating the access system for opening an access point associated with the access system.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the distance and the time interval are adjusted by the access system based on an updated threshold signal strength.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the distance and the time interval are adjusted by the access system based on an adjustment request from the user.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the distance and the time interval are adjusted automatically by the access system based on a usage pattern of the user accessing the access system.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the access point comprises a communication module which is compatible with the communication unit of the user terminal, wherein the communication module can be a Bluetooth module, a Wi-Fi module, or a Zigbee module.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the access point and the user terminal are communicably coupled to an access control unit.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the threshold signal strength is represented by a Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) value for communication between the user terminal and the access system.

14. A system comprising:

a user terminal configured to:

estimate a threshold signal strength and time interval for accessing an access system based on a distance, wherein the user terminal is placed at the distance from the access system;

receive a user input on the user terminal based on estimation to initiate a registration request; and

sending the registration request to the access system,

the access system comprising an access point, an access control unit, and a controller, wherein the access system is configured to:

receive the registration request from the user terminal; and

register a user of the user terminal to access an access associated with the access system based on the distance, time interval, and the threshold signal strength.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the access control unit comprises:

a credential server for storing data related to user credentials for validation of an access request;

a database for storing details of the access requests by the users on the access system.

16. The system of claim 14 , wherein the distance and the time interval can be adjusted by the access system based on an updated threshold signal strength.

17. The system of claim 14 , wherein the time interval is adjusted automatically by the access system based on a usage pattern by the user of the user terminal to access the access system.

18. The system of claim 14 , wherein the access point comprises a communication module which is compatible with the communication unit of the user terminal, wherein the communication module can be a Bluetooth module, Wi-Fi module, or a Zigbee module.

19. The system of claim 15 , wherein the access system receives the access request automatically from the user terminal for validation thereby providing or denying access to a user of the user terminal.

20. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising one or more processors and a memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory storing instructions which are executed by the one or more processors, the one or more processors configured to:

estimating a threshold signal strength and time interval for accessing an access system based on a distance, wherein a user terminal is placed at the distance from an access point of the access system;

receiving a user input on the user terminal based on the estimation to initiate a registration request; and

sending the registration request to the access system,

wherein the access system registers a user of the user terminal based on the distance, time interval and the threshold signal strength.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2024
From: CARRIER CORPORATION
To: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
Reel/Frame 069175/0204 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2020
From: ELLANKI, GOKUL; JARUGUMILLI, KRISHNAKANTH; DHUMPETI, MAHESH; VARTURI, ANIL KUMAR; ETIKELA, RAJESH KRISHNA; DULAM, SRIRAM NARASIMHA MURTHY; MAROJU, KISHORE
To: UTC FIRE & SECURITY INDIA LTD.
Reel/Frame 053254/0962 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2020
From: GREEN, MICHAEL R.; KENNEDY-FOSTER, ASHLEY
To: CARRIER CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053255/0030 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2020
From: UTC FIRE & SECURITY INDIA LTD.
To: CARRIER CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053255/0035 →
Priority Claims (1)
IN 201911029214 · Jul 19, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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