IP Library Granted Patent US 11,625,966
Granted Patent B2
US 11,625,966 · App. 17/971,449 · Granted Apr 11, 2023

Access management system

Inventor: Ronald Carter (Matthews, NC)
Assignee: 1AHEAD TECHNOLOGIES
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Patent No.
US 11,625,966
App. No.
17/971,449
Granted
Apr 11, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An access management system includes a mobile device with a processor and a memory and a software platform including at least a processor and a memory. The software platform is configured to analyze data obtained from the mobile device and other devices connected to the software platform. Specifically, the software platform is operable to determine if an access key received, read, or captured by a mobile device matches an access key for an authorized account, object, device, or space for the mobile device, and to provide access to the mobile device if the access key received, read, or captured by the mobile device matches the authorized access key.

Claims (29)

1. An access management system comprising:

an access management device including a processor and a memory; and

a software platform including a processor and a memory;

wherein the software platform is configured to generate an access key;

wherein the software platform is configured to send the access key to the access management device;

wherein the access management device is configured to display an image including the access key, emit audio including the access key, or emit a wireless communication including the access key;

wherein a computing device is operable to read the image via a camera of the computing device, receive the audio via a microphone of the computing device, and/or receive the wireless communication;

wherein, upon validation of the access key, the access management device performs an action, wherein the action includes:

providing access to an account, an electronic device, a vehicle, a physical space, or a virtual space or instructing another device to provide access to the account, the electronic device, the vehicle, the physical space, or the virtual space;

starting or activating a machine, a robot, or a drone or instructing another device to activate the machine, the robot, or the drone; and/or

sending information to the computing device or instructing another device to send information to the computing device.

2. The access management system of claim 1 , wherein the information includes directions to a second physical space.

3. The access management system of claim 1 , wherein the information includes a second virtual key operable to provide access to a second physical space upon the second virtual key being read or received by a second access management device.

4. The access management system of claim 1 , wherein the information includes instructions on how to access a second physical space.

5. The access management system of claim 4 , wherein the instructions include a map, wherein a current location of the computing device is displayed on the map, and wherein a location of the second physical space is included on the map.

6. The access management system of claim 1 , wherein the computing device is a mobile phone or a smart wearable device.

7. The access management system of claim 1 , wherein the access management device is a mobile phone or a smart wearable device.

8. The access management system of claim 1 , wherein the access key is a virtual key.

9. The access management system of claim 1 , wherein the software platform stores an identifier associated with the computing device and a date and a time the access management device performed the action.

10. The access management system of claim 1 , wherein the validation of the access key is performed by the computing device or by the software platform.

11. An access management system comprising:

an access management device including a processor and a memory; and

wherein the access management device is configured to display an image including an access key, emit audio including the access key, or emit a wireless communication including the access key;

wherein a computing device is operable to read the image via a camera of the computing device, receive the audio via a microphone of the computing device, and/or receive the wireless communication;

wherein, upon validation of the access key, the access management device performs an action, wherein the action includes unlocking an access point or instructing another device to unlock the access point.

12. The access management system of claim 11 , wherein the access key is a virtual key.

13. The access management system of claim 11 , wherein a software platform including a processor and a memory stores an identifier associated with the computing device and a date and a time the access management device performed the action.

14. The access management system of claim 11 , wherein the access management device is further operable to send information to the computing device upon validation of the access key.

15. The access management system of claim 11 , wherein the validation of the access key is performed by the computing device or by a software platform including a processor and a memory.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 25, 2022
From: CARTER, RONALD
To: 1AHEAD TECHNOLOGIES
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Continuity (17)
Continuation In Part 17900362 · Aug 31, 2022
Continuation In Part 17744166 · May 13, 2022
Continuation In Part 17728505 · Apr 25, 2022
Continuation In Part 17591883 · Feb 3, 2022
Continuation In Part 17566288 · Dec 30, 2021
Continuation In Part 17556483 · Dec 20, 2021
Continuation In Part 17488278 · Sep 28, 2021
Continuation In Part 17469863 · Sep 8, 2021
Continuation In Part PCTUS2021039812 · Jun 30, 2021
Continuation 17363262 · Jun 30, 2021
Continuation In Part 17363262 · Jun 30, 2021
Continuation In Part 17070739 · Oct 14, 2020
Continuation In Part 17070739 · Oct 14, 2020
Provisional Application 63407611 · Sep 16, 2022
Provisional Application 63239934 · Sep 1, 2021
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