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• • G—PHYSICS
  • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
  • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
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  • G07C9/00944—Details of construction or manufacture
• • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
  • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
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  • E05B19/043—Construction of the bow or head of the key; Attaching the bow to the shank the shank being pivotably mounted on the bow, e.g. for storage
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
  • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
  • G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
  • G07C9/00174—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys
  • G07C9/00309—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
  • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
  • G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
  • G07C9/00174—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys
  • G07C9/00944—Details of construction or manufacture
  • G07C2009/00952—Electronic keys comprising a mechanical key within their housing, e.g. extractable or retractable emergency key
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
  • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
  • G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
  • G07C9/00174—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys
  • G07C9/00857—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys where the code of the data carrier can be programmed

Definitions

• Portable modular wireless identification transmitter and wireless access control system are Portable modular wireless identification transmitter and wireless access control system
• the present invention relates to a portable, modular, wireless identification transmitter for controlling, in particular for opening and / or closing, accesses such as doors, gates, etc. from a distance.
• the invention further relates to a wireless access control system for at least one access such as a door or a gate, the access control system having a lock for access and a reading device which is assigned to the access and controls the lock upon receipt of a valid identification code in order to access open, and wherein the access control system comprises a portable modular wireless identification transmitter.
• identification transmitters are generally known as elements of access control systems and systems.
• an access control system is understood to mean a system that controls an individual access.
• an access control system is understood to mean a plurality of such access control systems which are based on the same technology. This will be explained below.
• Such access control systems and systems are used, for example, in larger office and company complexes. They allow people in the complex to have access received only for those spatial areas for which they are authorized.
• So-called locking systems are traditionally used for this purpose.
• mechanical locks of the same locking technology are used within an office complex.
• the keys are coded so that a mechanical key usually only gives access to a certain office area.
• all keys generally offer access to common areas within the office complex. This simple distinction can be branched as desired. For example, it is possible that all employees of a company have access to the company rooms within an office complex. However, only the accountant and the company owner have a key that gives additional access to the accounting room.
• Such access control systems and systems have also been available on a contactless basis for some years.
• the present applicant has known a battery-free passive transponder as a key fob or attachment under the name "Clip Tac”.
• Passive transponders in the form of iso-transponder cards in credit card format are also known.
• Both locking media are passive transponders. These have an antenna coil and a chip coupled to the antenna coil. A voltage can be induced in the antenna coil by a read signal. The voltage is used by the chip to read an identification code stored on it and to modulate it on a signal. ren. The modulated signal is then emitted by means of the induced energy and read by a reader.
• Such passive transponders can be read over distances of a few centimeters up to approximately 20 to 30 cm.
• Access control systems and systems based on transponders are available on the market based on various technologies. Depending on the technology, identification codes of different bit numbers, different transmission and reception frequencies, different transmission and reception protocols etc. are used. These different “technologies” are not compatible with each other. This means that the transponders of one technology cannot be read by readers of another technology and vice versa.
• an identification transmitter carried by a driver of a motor vehicle is generally designed as an active transmitter.
• the identification transmitter consequently generally has an electrical battery for energy supply, a chip fed from the battery and an antenna.
• the driver of the motor vehicle must press a button on the identification transmitter to initiate a process in which the identification code stored on the chip is sent. If his motor vehicle is in the transmission range of the identification transmitter, the identification code is received by the vehicle, checked for correctness and then access to the motor vehicle is granted. This is usually done by unlocking the central locking.
• a passive transponder is also often arranged in the identification transmitter.
• the passive transponder is then read by a reading device in the motor vehicle, which can be arranged, for example, in the area of the ignition lock.
• the ignition and other electrical systems of the motor vehicle remain locked, even if, for example, the central locking system is open, until a valid transponder is read.
• the identification transmitter is designed as an active transponder, but is normally in a sleep mode. A wake-up signal is then sent from the motor vehicle at regular intervals. As soon as the driver of the motor vehicle with the identification transmitter is in the transmission range of the motor vehicle, the identification transmitter is "woken up” and in turn sends its identification code to the motor vehicle. The central locking system is then unlocked in the motor vehicle.
• wireless access control systems can also be combined with the immobilizer.
• the immobilizer is automatically released when the central locking is unlocked.
• the access control systems with active identification transmitters are not compatible with each other.
• the technologies used differ from vehicle brand to vehicle brand.
• the access control systems with active identification transmitters are not compatible with access control systems that use passive identification transmitters.
• a portable, modular, wireless identification transmitter for controlling, in particular for opening and / or closing, accesses such as doors, gates, etc. from a distance
• the identification transmitter having: a housing which has at least one receptacle for accommodating one interchangeable system module, an identification code of a wireless access control system being stored in the system module,
• control device which is fixedly arranged in the housing and is designed to read the identification code of a recorded system module
• At least one transmission device which is arranged in a fixed manner in the housing and, in connection with the control device, serves to send the identification code of a recorded system module to a reading device of the access control system which is assigned to an access,
• the identification transmitter can be used to open or close accesses of different wireless access control technologies.
• a wireless access control system for at least one access such as a door or a gate, the access control system having a lock for access and a reading device which is assigned to the access and controls the lock upon receipt of a valid identification code open the access, and wherein the access control system comprises at least one portable modular identification transmitter of the type described above.
• the present invention makes it possible to use a single physical identification transmitter for different access control technologies.
• a system module based on a specific access control technology can be used in one and the same physical identification transmitter.
• another system module can be used, which is based on another access control technology.
• the identification transmitter is therefore modular.
• the components permanently installed in the identification transmitter such as control device and transmission device, are designed to be used for different access control technologies.
• the identification transmitter can be used to control accesses of different access control systems.
• the identification transmitter furthermore has a receiving device for receiving signals from the reading device.
• the identification transmitter is suitable for establishing bidirectional communication with the reading device, as a result of which security can be increased.
• an antenna is permanently arranged in the housing and forms the transmitting device and / or the receiving device.
• the antenna can be a coil and serve as a transmitting and receiving coil. It is particularly preferred if the housing has a plurality of receptacles for accommodating a different system module in each case.
• a separate receptacle is provided for the system modules of different technologies. This is advantageous in that the respective recordings can be precisely matched to the respective different system modules.
• the identification transmitter is designed to be particularly variable and in particular makes it possible to accommodate different system modules of different access control technologies at the same time.
• the identification transmitter serves as a wireless “key” both for the owner's motor vehicle and for his office space.
• This example can be expanded as required. For example, if suitable system modules are added, the same identification transmitter can be used to unlock and lock a second vehicle and / or the front door of the owner's private household.
• At least one system module has an integrated control and transmission device and has no connection to the central control or transmission device.
• the modular identification transmitter accordingly offers the possibility of also including those system modules that are not compatible with the internal control and / or transmission device. This further increases the variability of the identifier.
• an identification code of an access control system is also stored in a system module, which is fixedly arranged in the housing.
• the identification transmitter is basically permanently assigned to the one access control system and can be expanded in a modular manner by incorporating system modules from other access control systems.
• the identification code which is stored in the memory permanently arranged in the housing, can be the identification code of an access control system of a building or a motor vehicle.
• system modules for example for a further vehicle and / or a system module for a further access control system
• this identification transmitter can be expanded in such a modular manner.
• the housing has a receptacle for an energy store, for example a battery or an accumulator.
• This measure makes it possible to use the identification transmitter also for those access control technologies that use active identification transmitters.
• an interface is provided on the housing for charging a rechargeable battery inserted into the receptacle.
• the identification transmitter can, for example, be placed in a suitable charging cradle in the owner's private household. Alternatively, it is also possible for the charging process to take place via the battery of the motor vehicle, for example when the identification transmitter is connected to a charging port in the motor vehicle. If the identification transmitter also has a mechanical key (see below), the key made of metal can form the charging interface.
• an interface for connection to a programming medium e.g. computer
• a programming medium e.g. computer
• control device of the identification transmitter and / or of recorded system modules.
• the control device has program-controlled blocking means by means of which individual system modules can be blocked so that their stored identification code is not sent.
• This measure has the advantage that the identification transmitter can be locked in relation to the system modules that are accommodated without having to physically remove the system modules. This can be advantageous, for example, if the identification transmitter is passed on to third parties by its owner, for example a motor vehicle workshop. In this case, the owner can block the identification transmitter with respect to, for example, a system module for his private household, so that unauthorized access is prevented from the outset.
• the setting of the program-controlled locking means in this regard can in particular be carried out by a computer which can be connected to the control device via a suitable interface on the housing.
• a receptacle for a release module is provided on the housing and at least one system module is blocked so that its stored identification code is not sent if the release module is not received.
• the identification transmitter for certain access control systems simply by inserting and removing a release module.
• the identification transmitter is preprogrammed in the sense that an identification code is stored in a fixed memory of the housing, the release module can be used to lock or unlock all additionally added system modules.
• At least one actuating element is provided on the outside of the housing and is connected to the control device, wherein the control device reads the identification code of at least one system module when the actuating element is actuated and controls the transmitting device to transmit the identification code.
• the identification code is sent through active intervention by the owner. It is possible that the actuation of the actuating element leads to the fact that all identification codes that are located in the identification transmitter are sent. This can be done in series, for example. Alternatively, a separate actuating element can be provided for one or more of the identification codes.
• control device periodically queries whether the receiving device has received an activation signal and, upon receiving an activation signal, reads the identification code of at least one system module and controls the transmitting device in order to send the identification code.
• control device is in a "sleep mode" in the idle state and is received an activation signal "awakened”.
• the control device then sends an identification code.
• the activation signal is usually sent from a reading device to the access to be controlled.
• the control device advantageously recognizes which contained identification code is to be sent. Accordingly, the control device then only controls the “addressed” system module in order to send the identification code.
• the activation signal triggers the sending of an identification code from a memory permanently contained in the housing.
• At least one mechanical key is mounted on the housing so that it can move, in particular pivot, between a projecting closed position and a rest position resting on the housing.
• This measure expands the modularity of the identification transmitter, in that the identification transmitter can be used as a "conventional" key.
• Figure 1 is a schematic representation of an access control device with a modular wireless identification transmitter according to the invention.
• Fig. 2 is a schematic perspective view of another embodiment of an identification transmitter according to the invention.
• an access control device is generally designated 10.
• the access control device 10 is formed by a plurality of access control systems A, B, C and D.
• Each access control system A, B, C and D is based on its own technology for wireless access control and generally contains a plurality of access control systems 11.
• the access control system A has, for example, an access control system 11A for a door 12 of an office.
• a reading device 14 of the access control system 11A is assigned to the door 12.
• the access control system B has an access control system 11B for a private garage 16, to which a reading device 18 is assigned.
• the access control system C has an access control system 11C for a vehicle 20, to which a reading device 22 is assigned.
• the access control system D has an access control system HD for a leisure facility 24, for example a second vehicle 24, to which a reading device 26 is assigned.
• the leisure facility 24 can also, for example, have access to a sports facility, to a cupboard in the golf club or the like. his.
• a second vehicle is referred to below.
• the access control systems A, B, C and D can each be based on a different identification technology.
• the access control system A is specially adapted for office buildings.
• the access control system B is specially adapted for private households, in particular for garage doors.
• the access control systems C and D are specially adapted for motor vehicles. Nevertheless, the access control systems C and D can differ, for example, with regard to their identification technology, in particular if the motor vehicle 20 and the second vehicle 24 come from different manufacturers.
• All access control systems A, B, C and D are wireless access control systems that are based on either active or passive transponder technology and can be operated by means of portable identification transmitters.
• the identification transmitters each have one in a manner known per se active or a passive transmitter / receiver or transponder.
• Each transponder is programmed with a unique identification code assigned to the respective identification transmitter and has at least one transmitting device for transmitting the identification code.
• Each access control system A, B, C, D each has its own type of identification transmitter, so that the identification transmitters of a respective access control system A, B, C, D generally differ only in the identification code.
• one and the same physical identification transmitter can therefore be programmed within an access control system A, B, C and D for different access control systems 11.
• the identification transmitters are not compatible between the different access control systems A, B, C, D. This means that, regardless of their programming, identification transmitters of the access control system A can generally not be used for access control systems of another access control system.
• the technologies of the respective access control systems A, B, C, D can differ both with regard to the bit width of the respective identification code, with regard to the transmission and reception frequency and in particular with regard to the transmission and reception protocols.
• the access control device 10 furthermore has a portable, modular, wireless identification transmitter 30 which can be used as a universal identification transmitter for all four access control systems A, B, C and D.
• the higher-level access control device 10 is consequently created by the identification transmitter 30, which connects these “worlds” to one another.
• the identification transmitter 30 has a schematically indicated housing 32 in which a control device 34 is fixed. Furthermore, one or more antennas 36, which are designed as a transmitting / receiving device, are fixed in the housing 32.
• a system module 38 for the access control system HA that is to say for the office 12, is fixedly arranged in the housing 32.
• the system module 38 has an identification code 40, which consists, for example, of a plurality of bits (generally forty or even more bits).
• the identification code 40 is assigned to the office 12. As soon as the reading device 14 receives the identification code 40, the owner of the identification transmitter 30 is given access to the office 12.
• the term access is to be understood broadly in this context. For example, it can mean that doors are unlocked or opened.
• the system module 38 is shown in the illustration in FIG. 1 as a separate module, but can also be integrated in the control device 34.
• An accumulator receptacle 42 for accommodating an energy store in the form of an accumulator 44 is also provided on the housing 32 and supplies the control device 34 with energy.
• a plurality, in the present case three receptacles, are also provided for further system modules.
• the housing 32 thus has a receptacle 50 for a system module 52 for the access control system 11C (i.e. the car 20).
• a system module 52 for the access control system 11C (i.e. the car 20).
• the control device 34 is designed to read an identification code 56 stored in the system module 52 and to transmit it via the antenna 36.
• the identification transmitter 30 is also designed to enable the operation of the motor vehicle 20.
• a button 46 is formed on the housing 32 from the outside, by means of which an identification process can be initiated.
• the control device 34 reads the identification code 56 from the system module 38 and sends it via the antenna 36.
• the reading device 22 reads the transmitted identification code 56 and enables the wearer of the Identtechnischsge- Furthermore, access to motor vehicle 20 is based on valid identification code 56.
• a system module 62 for the access control system 11B is accommodated and connected to the control device 34 by means of a plug connection 64.
• the control device 34 can also read out an identification code 66 stored in the system module 62 and use it to control the access control system 11B.
• the housing 32 has a receptacle 70 for a system module 72, which can be connected to the control device 34 via a plug connection 74.
• An identification code 76 for the access control system HD is stored in the system module 72.
• the system module 72 also has an antenna 78, via which the identification code 76 is sent, controlled by the control device 34.
• Providing an "own" antenna in a system module is particularly useful when the access control system (here D) operates at frequencies for which the antenna 36 is not designed.
• the access control system is one that works by means of passive transponders, it is even possible to design a system module so that it has no connection to the control device 34 at all.
• the housing 32 has an interface 80 for connecting, for example, a computer 82 (or another programming medium).
• the computer 82 By means of the computer 82 it is e.g. possible to lock or unlock the control device 34 in terms of program technology. This means that when control device 34 is blocked, identification transmitter 30 no longer sends identification codes. This function can be used, for example, if the identification transmitter is to be put out of operation for a certain period of time. As an alternative to this, it is also possible to program the control device 34 by means of the computer 82 in such a way that individual system modules (e.g. C or D) are blocked. This makes it possible to deliver the identification transmitter 30 as a whole to a workshop for the vehicle 20 or 24 without the risk that the identification transmitter 30 will be misused for other purposes.
• individual system modules e.g. C or D
• control device 34 can also be unlocked again by means of the computer 82.
• the housing 32 of the identification transmitter 30 also has a release module receptacle 84 for receiving a release module 86. If the release module 86 is received in the receptacle 84 and is accordingly connected to the control device 34, the control device 34 is released and can send all identification codes. When the release module 86 is removed, the transmission device 34 is blocked.
• the release module 86 is consequently a hardware lock that can be set up as an alternative or in addition to the software lock according to the computer 82.
• FIG. 2 shows a further embodiment of an identification transmitter 100.
• the identification transmitter 100 is based on the same principles as the identification transmitter 30 of the access control device 10 of FIG. 1.
• the system module 52 for the access control system 11C is fixed and the system modules for the access control systems A, B and D are of modular design.
• the identification transmitter 100 has an approximately cuboid housing 102. Furthermore, three buttons are provided on a broad side of the housing 102, a closing button 104, an opening button 106 and an additional button 108. All three buttons are connected to a control device 34 and serve to open, close or perform an additional function (for example opening the trunk lid).
• an axis of rotation 110 is formed which runs perpendicular to the broad sides of the housing 102.
• a mechanical key 112 is rotatably mounted on the axis of rotation 110. In the position shown in solid lines, the key 112 is folded in and lies in a suitable receptacle parallel to a narrow side of the housing 102. In the unfolded state, the key projects perpendicularly to the housing 102, as shown in broken lines at 112 '. In this position, the identification transmitter 100 can be used as a normal key, for example for an ignition lock of a motor vehicle.
• the housing 102 has two charging contacts 114 for a rechargeable battery arranged in the interior of the housing 102.
• the key 112 it is also possible to use the key 112 as a charging contact.

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