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Patent: US9665705B2
Filed: 2003-08-13
Issued: 2017-05-30
Patent Holder: (Original Assignee) Securicom (NSW) Pty Ltd     (Current Assignee) Cpc Patent Technologies Pty Ltd
Inventor(s): Christopher John Burke

Title: Remote entry system

Abstract: A system is disclosed for providing secure access to a controlled item, the system comprising a database of biometric signatures, a transmitter subsystem comprising a biometric sensor for receiving a biometric signal, means for matching the biometric signal against members of the database of biometric signatures to thereby output an accessibility attribute, and means for emitting a secure access signal conveying information dependent upon said accessibility attribute, wherein the secure access signal comprises one of at least a rolling code, an encrypted Bluetooth™ protocol, and a WiFi™ protocol, and a receiver sub-system comprising means for receiving the transmitted secure access signal and means for providing conditional access to the controlled item dependent upon said information.

The First Claim: 1. A system for providing secure access to a controlled item, the system comprising: a memory comprising a database of biometric signatures; a transmitter sub-system comprising: a biometric sensor configured to receive a biometric signal; a transmitter sub-system controller configured to match the biometric signal against members of the database of biometric signatures to thereby output an accessibility attribute; and a transmitter configured to emit a secure access signal conveying information dependent upon said accessibility attribute; and a receiver sub-system comprising: a receiver sub-system controller configured to: receive the transmitted secure access signal; and provide conditional access to the controlled item dependent upon said information; wherein the transmitter sub-system controller is further configured to: receive a series of entries of the biometric signal, said series being characterised according to at least one of the number of said entries and a duration of each said entry; map said series into an instruction; and populate the data base according to the instruction, wherein the controlled item is one of: a locking mechanism of a physical access structure or an electronic lock on an electronic computing device.


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Reference Claim Element / Subject Matter Feature Meaning Claim Construction & Interpretation
[1] 1 .

A system [1]
system [1] [Meaning 1] method
[Meaning 2] device
[Meaning 3] systems
[Meaning 4] biometric system
[Meaning 5] communication system
[Meaning 6] security system
[Interpretation 1] wireless access system for use in conjunction with an electronic computing device
[Interpretation 2] biometric sensor system for providing secure access to an electronic computing device
[Interpretation 3] biometric sensor system for use in an access control system
[2] for providing (controlling, permitting, managing, facilitating, enabling) secure access [2] access [2] [Meaning 1] control
[Meaning 2] entry
[Meaning 3] accessibility
[Meaning 4] access control
[Meaning 5] electronic access
[Meaning 6] wireless access
[Interpretation 1] and controlled access to an item of interest in an environment in which the item of interest is physically proximate
[Interpretation 2] access to an item of interest in an electronic environment in which the system is coupled
[Interpretation 3] and controlled access to an item of interest comprising an electronic lock for providing conditional access
[Interpretation 4] access to an item of interest or for providing secure conditional access
[Interpretation 5] access to an item or for providing controlled access rights
[Interpretation 6] electronic access to an electronic computing device and conditional access
[3] to a controlled (managed, controllable, secured, locked, protected) item , the system [1] comprising (comprises, involving, compromising, having, including) : a memory [3] memory [3] [Meaning 1] database
[Meaning 2] server
[Meaning 3] storage
[Meaning 4] base unit
[Meaning 5] database system
[Meaning 6] storage device
[Interpretation 1] sensor sub system configured to receive an access request from the controlled item and to thereby populate the data base
[Interpretation 2] control sub system configured to provide access to the controlled item dependent upon an instruction received from the data base
[Interpretation 3] user interface configured to receive an instruction to provide secure access thereto from an instruction generator
[Interpretation 4] control sub system configured to provide access to the controlled item and comprising an access controller
[Interpretation 5] control sub system configured to control the item using an access policy
[Interpretation 6] transmitter sub system comprising at least one processor and one data base
[Interpretation 7] controller configured to control the controlled item and comprising an electronic memory
[4] comprising a database [4] database [4] [Meaning 1] library
[Meaning 2] base
[Meaning 3] plurality
[Meaning 4] stored database
[Meaning 5] data base
[Meaning 6] searchable database
[Interpretation 1] biometric database of biometric signatures stored in the memory and an accessibility attribute stored in the memory for each member
[Interpretation 2] data base of biometric signatures and an accessibility attribute associated with the controlled item and stored in the data base
[Interpretation 3] plurality of biometric signatures stored in association with the controlled item and comprising an accessibility attribute associated with the plurality
[Interpretation 4] database of biometric signatures and at least one data base for storing instructions for access control dependent upon the database
[Interpretation 5] database of biometric signatures and an accessibility attribute data base comprising accessibility attributes for the database
[Interpretation 6] plurality of biometric signatures stored in an accessible manner in an organized manner as the database
[Interpretation 7] plurality of biometric signatures and data base instructions corresponding to the plurality
[5] of biometric signatures [5] signatures [5] [Meaning 1] characteristics
[Meaning 2] signals
[Meaning 3] signature
[Meaning 4] signatures therein
[Meaning 5] signal signatures
[Meaning 6] patterns and signatures
[Interpretation 1] signatures and an accessibility attribute associated with the controlled item and an instruction for providing access to the controlled item
[Interpretation 2] data signatures and an accessibility attribute associated with the database of biometric data signatures and associated with the controlled item
[Interpretation 3] signature data and an accessibility attribute data base for storing an accessibility attribute associated with the database of biometric signatures
[Interpretation 4] data signatures and an accessibility attribute for the controlled item
[6] ; a transmitter sub-system [6] transmitter sub-system [6] [Meaning 1] transceiver
[Meaning 2] system
[Meaning 3] controller
[Meaning 4] transmitter
[Meaning 5] transmitter subsystem
[Interpretation 1] data base configured to store instructions for providing secure access to the controlled item comprising an transmitter sub system system
[Interpretation 2] transmitter sub system configured to receive and store data relating to the controlled item in the transmitter sub system and
[Interpretation 3] controller configured to control access to the controlled item comprising an access sub system for transmitter
[Interpretation 4] control unit configured to control the database of biometric signatures and comprise transmitter sub system further
[Interpretation 5] transmitter sub system configured to receive and store the database of biometric signatures in memory and
[Interpretation 6] transceiver comprising at least one of the following transmitter sub system components
[Interpretation 7] controller configured to control the memory and comprising an access control system
[7] comprising : a biometric sensor [7] sensor [7] [Meaning 1] interface
[Meaning 2] receiver
[Meaning 3] reader
[Meaning 4] sensor interface
[Meaning 5] input device
[Meaning 6] signal receiver
[Interpretation 1] input device configured to receive an input of an identifier of the controlled item or user thereof and further being
[Interpretation 2] data input device configured to receive biometric data indicative of an identity of the controlled item or an input device
[Interpretation 3] signal input device configured to receive an input of the biometric signal from the controlled item or an external device
[Interpretation 4] signal input interface coupled to the transmitter sub system controller and being
[Interpretation 5] sensor coupled to the transmitter sub system biometric sensor and
[8] configured (positioned, operative, coupled, disposed, operable) to receive (obtain, detect, input, acquire, provide) a biometric signal [8] signal [8] [Meaning 1] input
[Meaning 2] signals
[Meaning 3] signature
[Meaning 4] signal therefrom
[Meaning 5] authentication signal
[Meaning 6] sensor signal
[Interpretation 1] input and to output an associated biometric signal indicative of the received biometric input and indicative of the controlled item
[Interpretation 2] signature of the controlled item and to thereby output the biometric signal
[Interpretation 3] biometric signal from an individual in the vicinity of the controlled item
[Interpretation 4] biometric signal indicative of an identity of the controlled item
[9] ; a transmitter [9] transmitter [9] [Meaning 1] transmitting
[Meaning 2] transmission
[Meaning 3] first transmitter
[Meaning 4] biometric transmitter
[Meaning 5] processor comprising transmitter
[Meaning 6] biometric sensor and transmitter interface
[Interpretation 1] sensor interface configured to receive the biometric signal therefrom and an transmitter
[10] sub-system controller [10] controller [10] [Meaning 1] processor
[Meaning 2] comparator
[Meaning 3] control
[Meaning 4] processor controller
[Meaning 5] control unit
[Meaning 6] biometric controller
[11] configured to match the biometric signal [8] against members [11] members [11] [Meaning 1] contents
[Meaning 2] elements
[Meaning 3] entries
[Meaning 4] each one
[Meaning 5] biometric signatures
[Meaning 6] selected ones
[Interpretation 1] said database of biometric signatures to thereby output an identity of the controlled item and to match at least one
[Interpretation 2] one of the database of biometric signatures and to compare the biometric signal with an accessibility attribute associated with one
[Interpretation 3] one or more of the plurality of stored biometric signatures
[Interpretation 4] data stored in the memory in accordance with an instruction
[12] of the database [4] of biometric signatures [5] to thereby output [12] output [12] [Meaning 1] determine
[Meaning 2] establish
[Meaning 3] derive
[Meaning 4] identify
[Meaning 5] determine therefrom
[Meaning 6] automatically determine
[Interpretation 1] provide an access request to the controlled item based upon the biometric signal and to provide an access response conveying
[Interpretation 2] provide data base information relating to the controlled item and indicative of
[Interpretation 3] generate an access signal indicative of the biometric signal and indicative of
[Interpretation 4] determine an identity of the controlled item and to thereby further determine
[Interpretation 5] generate an access signal indicative of the controlled item having
[Interpretation 6] determine an access attribute of the controlled item to provide
[13] an accessibility attribute [13] accessibility attribute [13] [Meaning 1] instruction
[Meaning 2] identifier
[Meaning 3] output
[Meaning 4] attribute
[Meaning 5] access attribute
[Meaning 6] accessibility attribute thereof
[Interpretation 1] accessibility attribute associated with the controlled item dependent upon the biometric signal
[Interpretation 2] accessible attribute associated with the members of the data base
[14] ; and a transmitter [9] configured to emit a secure access signal [14] access signal [14] [Meaning 1] access
[Meaning 2] signal
[Meaning 3] communication
[Meaning 4] control signal
[Meaning 5] authorization signal
[Meaning 6] accessible signal
[Interpretation 1] control signal in response to said accessibility attribute being within an accessibility threshold range of said database of biometric signatures
[Interpretation 2] authorization signal indicative of said accessibility attribute to the controlled item via an access control channel
[Interpretation 3] access signal to the controlled item via an access control system for
[15] conveying (comprising, carrying, providing, encoding, with) information [15] information [15] [Meaning 1] data
[Meaning 2] information being
[Meaning 3] accessibility information
[Meaning 4] information that is
[Meaning 5] an information selected
[Meaning 6] access to said item
[Interpretation 1] said accessibility attribute to the receiver sub system and conveying information to the receiver sub system
[Interpretation 2] an information relating to the controlled item to be accessed by the transmitter sub system and
[Interpretation 3] information relating to the controlled item to the controlled item wherein said information is at least
[Interpretation 4] at least one of the following information and an access control code
[Interpretation 5] said accessibility attribute and information for conditional access to the controlled item
[Interpretation 6] information relating to the controlled item and to the biometric signal and
[Interpretation 7] at least one of an access code and access information
[16] dependent upon said accessibility attribute [13] ; and a receiver sub-system [16] receiver sub-system [16] [Meaning 1] receiver
[Meaning 2] recipient
[Meaning 3] transceiver
[Meaning 4] controller
[Meaning 5] receiving subsystem
[Meaning 6] remote receiver
[Interpretation 1] controlled item configured to be controlled by the system and the system
[Interpretation 2] receiving sub system configured to receive the controlled item and the system
[Interpretation 3] receiver system coupled to the transmitter sub system and further
[17] comprising : a receiver [17] receiver [17] [Meaning 1] transmitter
[Meaning 2] receive
[Meaning 3] receiving
[Meaning 4] first receiver
[Meaning 5] remote receiver
[Meaning 6] receiving and processing
[Interpretation 1] controlled item configured to be accessed and an electronic receiver
[Interpretation 2] sensor configured to detect the controlled item and the receiver
[18] sub-system controller [10] configured to : receive the transmitted (said, emitted, reflected, transmitted said, emitter emitted) secure access signal [14] ; and provide (allow, cause, perform, gain, effect) conditional access [2] to the controlled item dependent upon said information [15] ; wherein the transmitter [9] sub-system controller [10] is further configured to : receive a series [18] series [18] [Meaning 1] serial
[Meaning 2] plurality
[Meaning 3] sequence
[Meaning 4] time series
[Meaning 5] series indicative
[Meaning 6] predetermined series
[Interpretation 1] plurality of entries of the biometric signal and generate an instruction therefrom by generating an instruction from receiving said series
[Interpretation 2] signal indicative of the biometric signal received thereby and identify the series
[Interpretation 3] data base comprising an accessibility attribute corresponding to one of the series
[Interpretation 4] series of entries of the biometric signal in response to an attempt
[Interpretation 5] data base comprising at least one entry of the series
[19] of entries [19] entries [19] [Meaning 1] inputs
[Meaning 2] entry
[Meaning 3] portions
[Meaning 4] sequential entries
[Meaning 5] consecutive entries
[Meaning 6] discrete entries
[Interpretation 1] data entries from the receiver sub sub system controller in response to the biometric signal being received and upon authentication
[Interpretation 2] entries from the receiver sub system controller in response to the receiver sub system controller receipt
[Interpretation 3] information entries from the receiver sub system controller in response to the transmitter detecting an absence
[Interpretation 4] entry data from the biometric sensor in response to the biometric sensor detecting an initial entry
[Interpretation 5] successive entries of the database of biometric signatures corresponding to successive instances
[Interpretation 6] entries of the database of biometric signatures in response to the receipt
[Interpretation 7] entry of the biometric signal from the series of entries
[20] of the biometric signal [8] , said series [18] being characterised (ordered, characterized, arranged, grouped, defined) according (relative, responsive, in respect, further according, at least) to at least one of the number [20] number [20] [Meaning 1] order
[Meaning 2] frequency
[Meaning 3] sequence
[Meaning 4] number of
[Meaning 5] sequence order
[Meaning 6] respective number
[Interpretation 1] biometric sensor and the receiver sub sub system controller being configured to receive the biometric signal and at least one
[Interpretation 2] biometric sensor and the transmitter sub system controller being configured to receive said series comprising one
[Interpretation 3] database of biometric signatures and the received biometric signal and further comprising at least one number
[Interpretation 4] following parameters comprising an order of said entries and an entry frequency
[Interpretation 5] biometric signal and the database of biometric signatures and comprising an order
[Interpretation 6] database of biometric signatures and the controlled item and comprising an order
[Interpretation 7] following characteristics of the biometric signal comprising at least one
[21] of said entries [19] and a duration [21] duration [21] [Meaning 1] characteristic
[Meaning 2] location
[Meaning 3] time
[Meaning 4] respective time
[Meaning 5] temporal characteristic
[Meaning 6] time stamp
[Interpretation 1] length of each said entry and the number of said entries being greater than or equal to twice the length
[Interpretation 2] length of each said entry and said series being characterised according to at least one characteristic
[Interpretation 3] duration of each said entry and at least one of an intensity
[Interpretation 4] sequence of said entries in the series and according to the identity
[Interpretation 5] characteristic of each said entry and according to the time
[Interpretation 6] time interval between each said entry and an entry time
[Interpretation 7] length of each said entry and according to an identity
[22] of each said entry ; map said series [18] into an instruction [22] instruction [22] [Meaning 1] image
[Meaning 2] instructions
[Meaning 3] indication
[Meaning 4] executable instruction
[Meaning 5] accessibility instruction
[Meaning 6] instruction for transmission
[Interpretation 1] identifier of the controlled item to thereby output an instruction to populate the database of biometric signatures with said identifier
[Interpretation 2] instructions of the database of biometric signatures to thereby output an instruction for the controlled item
[Interpretation 3] executable instruction to populate the database of biometric signatures according to the mapping of said series
[Interpretation 4] array of data bases to thereby output an instruction to populate one of the data bases
[Interpretation 5] array of entries to thereby generate an instruction for the data base
[Interpretation 6] array of entries to thereby output an array of instructions
[23] ; and populate (update, access, control, index, alter) the data base [23] data base [23] [Meaning 1] information
[Meaning 2] transmitter
[Meaning 3] database
[Meaning 4] memory
[Meaning 5] controllable item
[Meaning 6] accessibility attribute
[Interpretation 1] transmitter sub sub is further configured to emit the secure access signal conveying information dependent upon said accessibility attribute and
[Interpretation 2] transmitter sub sub system controller to emit the secure access signal conveying information to be transmitted
[Interpretation 3] transmitter sub sub system controller to emit the transmitted secure access signal
[Interpretation 4] receiver sub is configured to control the provided conditional access
[Interpretation 5] memory with an accessibility attribute associated with the controlled item
[24] according to the instruction [22] , wherein the controlled item is one of : a locking mechanism [24] locking mechanism [24] [Meaning 1] door
[Meaning 2] part
[Meaning 3] gate
[Meaning 4] portion
[Meaning 5] mechanical lock
[Meaning 6] lockable door
[Interpretation 1] physical access structure or an electronic lock on an electronic computing device and wherein the controlled item is the other
[Interpretation 2] computer system or an electronic computing device and wherein the receiver sub system controller is configured to control the operation
[Interpretation 3] person or an object and wherein the receiver sub system is one of an electronic lock
[Interpretation 4] computer system or an electronic computing device and wherein the controlled item is at least one
[Interpretation 5] physical access structure or an electronic lock and wherein the system is configured to enable control
[Interpretation 6] physical access structure or an electronic lock or at least one instance
[Interpretation 7] person in the vicinity of the system or an item of equipment
[25] of a physical access structure [25] access structure [25] [Meaning 1] structure
[Meaning 2] lock
[Meaning 3] item
[Meaning 4] device
[Meaning 5] lock device
[Meaning 6] or virtual lock
[Interpretation 1] item or an electronic lock on an electronic computing device and wherein the system is integrated into the locking mechanism
[Interpretation 2] lock on an access control system of an entity [UNK]
[26] or an electronic lock on an electronic computing device [26] computing device [26] [Meaning 1] device
[Meaning 2] apparatus
[Meaning 3] product
[Meaning 4] security device
[Meaning 5] access structure
[Meaning 6] locking mechanism
[Interpretation 1] lock system and wherein the system is configured to provide secure access to the controlled item dependent upon said instruction
[Interpretation 2] lock system and wherein the system is configured to be battery powered
[Interpretation 3] key and wherein the system is configured to operate in real time
[Interpretation 4] lock system for controlling access to the physical access structure
[Interpretation 5] access device for access to an area of the structure
[Interpretation 6] key to be used to unlock the physical access structure
[27] .