IP Library Granted Patent US 11,107,310
Granted Patent B2
US 11,107,310 · App. 16/934,302 · Granted Aug 31, 2021

Method and system for access systems

Inventor: Ashley Kennedy-Foster (Henrietta, NY)
Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
G07C9/28G07C9/00309H04B17/318G07C2009/00396
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,107,310
App. No.
16/934,302
Granted
Aug 31, 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 adjusting the threshold signal strength used by the user terminal to access an access point. The adjustment to the threshold signal strength is determined by determining a change in the time interval based on different time stamps. The different time stamps are registered when a user with the user terminal attempts to access the access point.

Claims (41)

1. An access system comprising:

an access control unit configured to set a time interval for a user of user terminal to access an access point of the access system;

the access control unit configured to determine a threshold signal strength for accessing an access point;

the access control unit configured to register time stamps for different events while a user of the user terminal accesses the access system, wherein the access control unit is further configured to change the set time interval based on the registered time stamps;

the access point configured to receive an access request from the user terminal at the threshold signal strength; and

a signal strength adjustment unit configured to adjust the threshold signal strength for the user terminal based on the changed time interval.

2. The access system of claim 1 , wherein the access point receives the access request and registers a first time stamp based on the access request.

3. The access system of claim 2 , wherein the access system further comprises:

a controller configured to:

communicate with the access point to receive the access request and to register a second time stamp associated with the access request;

send the result of the access request to the access point, wherein the access point is configured to:

receive an actuation command to provide access and register a third time stamp associated with the actuation command;

provide the access and register a fourth time stamp associated with providing the access;

wherein the first, second, third, and fourth time stamps corresponds to time stamps for different events, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth time stamps are transmitted to the access control unit to change the time interval.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the adjusted threshold signal strength is sent by the access system to the user terminal for the next use.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the access system is configured to send a notification to the user terminal requesting a change of the time interval.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the access request is automatically received by the access system on sensing the threshold signal strength.

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

setting by an access control unit a time interval for a user of user terminal to access an access point of the access system;

determining by the access control unit a threshold signal strength for transmitting an access request from a user terminal to the access system;

receiving by an access point the access request from the user terminal;

registering by the access control unit time stamps of different events while the user is accessing the access point; and

adjusting by a signal strength adjustment unit the threshold signal strength for the user terminal by changing the set time interval based on the registered time stamps of different events.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the access point receives the access request and registers a first time stamp based on the access request.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the access system further comprises a controller for communicating with the access point to receive the access request and to register a second time stamp associated with the access request, wherein the controller sends the result of the access request to the access point.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the access point is further configured to receive an actuation command to provide access and register a third time stamp associated with the actuation command and provide the access and register a fourth time stamp associated with providing the access.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the first, second, third, and fourth time stamps correspond to time stamps for different events, wherein the first, second, third, and fourth time stamps are transmitted to the access control unit to change the time interval.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the adjusted threshold signal strength is sent by the access system to the user terminal for the next use.

13. The method of claim 7 , wherein the threshold signal strength can be adjusted manually by a user of the user terminal.

14. The method of claim 7 , wherein the access request is automatically received by the access system on sensing the threshold signal strength.

15. The method of claim 7 , wherein the user of the user terminal can adjust the threshold signal strength by modifying the time interval on a user interface of the user terminal.

16. The method of claim 7 , wherein the access system is configured to send a notification to the user terminal requesting a change of the time interval.

17. 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:

set by an access control unit a time interval by an access control unit to access an access point of the access system;

determine by the access control unit a threshold signal strength for transmitting an access request from a user terminal to the access system;

receive by an access point the access request from the user terminal;

register by the access control unit time stamps of different events while the user is accessing the access point; and

adjust by a signal strength adjustment unit the threshold signal strength for the user terminal by changing the time set interval based on the registered time stamps of different events.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the access request is automatically received by the access system on sensing the threshold signal strength.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the adjusted threshold signal strength is sent by the access system to the user terminal for the next use.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the access system sends a notification to the user terminal requesting a change of the time interval.

Assignments (2)
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 21, 2020
From: KENNEDY-FOSTER, ASHLEY
To: CARRIER CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 053265/0557 →