WO2013051921A1

WO2013051921A1 - Access and environment control system

Info

Publication number: WO2013051921A1
Application number: PCT/MX2011/000121
Authority: WO
Inventors: Marco Antonio GAXIOLA MICHEL
Original assignee: Gaxiola Michel Marco Antonio
Priority date: 2011-10-08
Filing date: 2011-10-08
Publication date: 2013-04-11

Abstract

The present invention relates to an access and environment control system which includes an access control system using RFID technology for controlling access to a given space, keeping a record of same and other events that occur in the access, in addition to being capable of sending said events over TCP/IP to a computer system which, in turn, can send same via GPRS or e-mail. The invention also includes an environment control system which monitors sensors located in the space, which are capable of monitoring temperature levels, light levels and movement, among others; the system is also capable of controlling various electronic devices located in the space in order to control the environment thereof by means of electric cables or an infrared emitter. Likewise, the invention includes a means for loading and sending information which is capable of keeping track of events detected by the access and environment control systems.

Description

ACCESS AND ENVIRONMENT CONTROL SYSTEM

TECHNICAL FIELD

The following invention, as expressed in the title of the present specification, refers to an access and environment control system, which aims to allow access control of individuals to a certain space that is required to be restricted, as well as also manipulate the environment of such space.

The technical field of the access and environment control system is that of the electrical and electronic system because it is an automated system, which has a wide field of application, since it is possible to implement it in any place where it is required to restrict the entrance to a space due to the importance of what is contained in it, as well as controlling the devices used in that space to regulate its environment.

This invention is very robust so it allows you to control from a simple access and the environment of a residence, to more complex places such as an educational institution or a macro-company.

This access and environment control system is based on an access control equipment which has a small embedded database, an environment control equipment that has a means of communication via TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) / IP ( Internet Protocol), a means of loading information, a means to send reports on various events presented in the system and a computer equipment that allows the administration of said system

In addition, this system is capable of operating on its own without the need for an external database located on a server, however, it also allows the use of an external database to expand its operating capabilities. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The control of access to spaces is not a new issue, due to the need of companies or individuals for wanting to restrict access to the public to a certain space given the importance of the resources, materials or information found therein, They have created different methods for restricting them.

First, we know the method of using keys for access to a building, home or any other place, although this method is the simplest, it is also the least secure due to the ease of losing or duplicating the key.

Second, we have another method more used by companies, which is the traditional security booth, in which there is a security guard that maintains the order of individuals who access the space, either through credentials than staff of the company presents you or some other identifier that they may present, this method is also very simple and largely maintains access control, however, because an individual is required to maintain order, this method It is as reliable as the security guard itself.

Due to the low reliability of the traditional methods described above, various electronic access control systems have been created, such as access control systems by means of biometric or radiofrequency readers. These systems have a higher degree of reliability due to which are automated systems that perform a personal verification of the individual who wishes to access the space.

Among these automated access control systems is US Patent 2006111053 "RFID System using Mobile Phone as Device of Access Control and Security Response" which uses an RFID tag embedded in a mobile phone to give individuals access to a certain space , this label is read by a transponder at the time of being within a certain range, and an SMS, MMS or email message is automatically sent by means of a cell phone to an administrator, this access control system is designed more than anything to the little ones who attend an educational institution, so it is also a security system. Another of these automated access control systems is JP 2008123026 "Access Control System", which uses RFID technology to recognize a vehicle and passengers who board it, and thus inform a security guard by a screen embedded in A police baton

The present invention has certain differences with respect to the aforementioned patents because it is based on an independent system which does not require external equipment to allow access and environmental control of a space, due to the technology it uses and its implementation. of home automation as one of its main characteristics.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The characteristic details of this novel access and environment control system are clearly shown in the following description and in the accompanying drawings, as well as an illustration of that and following the same reference signs to indicate the parts and figures shown.

The access and environment control system of spaces or places uses two devices that communicate with each other to perform the following operations:

• The access control team allows access to the individual depending on whether he or she has permissions based on various authorization processes, both for access and for the control of the environment of the space itself. · The environmental control equipment is based on the authorizations received from the access control equipment or module to operate any external electrical / electronic device to regulate the environment to the comfort of the individual.

Based on the operations performed by these equipment of the access and environment control system, access events and permissions are generated in an internal database that has the same access control equipment. In the same way, teams are able to generate sabotage events in the accesses or general problems in them. These devices have a communication system through a serial port.

Likewise, these devices are capable of communicating with an administration and database software through a communication port via TCP / IP that is located within the environment control team, in order to expand their storage capacities as operation Within the operating capabilities, it should be noted that this software allows the control of each of the electrical / electronic devices that are connected to the environmental control equipment, in addition to allowing the devices to be shared between different access control systems. Accesses connected to them, this means that an access control A, may be able to control the access of an access control B or a device connected in the environment control equipment interconnected to the access control C. Other functionality of the software is that it allows to send the events stored in the database of the access control team to an email and / or by a message via GPRS using the short message service (SMS).

The equipment of the access and environment control system is capable of receiving energy from different media, such as alternating current, an internal rechargeable battery or a POE (Power Over Ethernet) power system.

Description of the figures

Figure 1 shows the interaction between a personal RFID identification (la) and the access control equipment (Ib), where the procedure to allow access to a space is shown. The individual shows his personal RFID identification (the) to the access control team (Ib), and quickly makes a reading in his database (le) to verify that his personal RFID identification (the) presented grants sufficient permissions to the individual to access the corresponding space.

Figure 2 shows the interaction between the access control equipment (2b) and the environment control equipment (2d), connected by serial wiring (2f). After verifying the individual's permissions in the system database (2c) to access a space, it also verifies if it has permissions to control the environment (2d) through one or more electrical / electronic devices or sensors (2e) connected to the environment control equipment (2d) for the benefit of the individual. Figure 3 shows the interaction between access control equipment (3b), environment control equipment (3d) and computer equipment (3f). This process explains how the access control equipment (3b) communicates to a computer equipment (3f) through a connection via TCP / IP (3j), through the environment control equipment (3d). This connection is necessary only for monitoring, administration and expansion of access control capabilities (or an access control network (3b)) through the use of a second database (3g) located on the computer equipment. It allows to manage the individuals registered in the database of the access control team (3c), as well as receive reports of the access control about the events that happen in the terminal, being these of the accesses allowed or denied, sabotages to the access or failures in the same access control equipment (3b) and environment control (3d). It also allows you to send these same reports to a system administrator through the short message or SMS service (3i) and by email (3h). This interconnection also allows the monitoring of one or more electrical / electronic devices or sensors (3e) that are connected to the environmental control equipment.

Figure 4 shows the access and environment control system in a complete way, this system is made up of a network of access and environment control equipment (4x, 4y, 4z) managed by a single computer equipment (4f) and its base of data (4g). An extra capacity of such access and environment control equipment connected in network with a computer equipment (4f) is to control one or more electrical / electronic devices and / or access through any of the access control equipment and environment, through the personal RFID identification provided by the individual to one of the access and environment equipment. This means that by showing an individual their personal RFID identification on the 4x access and environment control equipment, this can trigger an electrical / electronic device or the access that is managed by the 4y or 4z environment and access control equipment. depending on the number of equipment that you want to incorporate into the access and environment control system.

Description of a Preferred Embodiment

The access control equipment (Ib) consists of a programmable electronic card which stores the personal RFID identification of the individual (as), as well as calendars, schedules and a series of permits for the same. This equipment by itself is capable of allow access or deny it to individuals who present their personal RFID identification (the), and keep a record of the event in their database (le).

When the access control equipment (Ib) is connected to an environment control equipment (2d) by means of serial wiring (2f), it increases its functionality, because it is now able to control the devices by itself controllable (2e) that are connected to the environment control (2d), as well as being able to monitor the status of the devices or sensors (3e) that in the same way are connected to this environment control equipment (2d ). The access control (Ib) is able to turn on or off the controllable devices (2e) from any event or schedule that has been configured to it, in addition to keeping a record of all these events in its database ( 3c or 3g).

By connecting to this environment control equipment (2d), the access control equipment (Ib) is capable of being powered by the same environment control (2d), which can receive it from different sources, such as It is AC DC (Alternating / Direct Current), by means of a rechargeable battery that is inside this same equipment or a PoE power supply, which uses an Ethernet port to receive power.

When connecting to a network through the Ethernet port located in the environment control (2d), the access control (Ib) can send reports to a computer (3f) about the status of the same, the status of all devices or sensors (3e) connected to the environment control (2d), as well as the records of all the individuals that have accessed the corresponding space, system failures or attempts to sabotage the corresponding access.

Another capacity that allows the interconnection of access control equipment (Ib) and environment (2d) with a computer equipment (3f) is to administer to individuals who will have access through their personal RFID identification (la) their schedules and corresponding calendars, as well as allows a technical configuration of the access control (Ib) and environment (2d) equipment. In addition to this type of administrations and configurations, through the computer equipment (3f) it is possible to control each of the controllable devices (2e) that are connected to the environment control (2d), as well as to allow access control, all This remotely. Another functionality that allows this interconnectivity is to be able to link several access and environment controls (4x, 4y, 4z), and allow them to share their accesses and controllable devices (2e) when a certain event occurs. For example, we have an access control and environment (4x) and an access control and environment (4y), an individual shows his personal RFID identification (the) to the access and environment control team (4x), then this equipment sends a report to the computer team (3f) about what happened to perform an analysis of the information and send a signal to the access and environment control (4y) so that it turns on one of its controllable devices (2e).

Claims

CLAIMS Having sufficiently described this invention, I consider as a novelty and therefore claim as my exclusive property, the content of the following clauses:

1. The access and environment control system, characterized in that it consists of an access control equipment, an environment control equipment, a computer equipment and means for loading and sending information.

2. The access and environment control system described in claim 1, characterized in that the access control equipment consists of an RFID reader attached to a programmable electronic card that has a database that allows the authentication of an individual to grant or refuse entry to a place, in addition to having an audiovisual interface that feeds back its status.

3. The access and environment control system described in claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the environment control equipment consists of an electronic card connected to the access control equipment that allows sensor monitoring, also allows the control of electrical and / or electronic devices controllable through wiring and an infrared player attached to a donor and an infrared emitter, also has an intranet / internet output via WI-FI or Ethernet.

4. The access and environment control system described in claims 1 and 3, characterized in that the intranet / internet output via WI-FI or Ethernet is used to communicate with a computer equipment through a communications network, In addition, in the case of an Ethernet connection, it allows the device to control the environment using electrical energy through the PoE (Power over Ethernet) technology.

5. The access and environment control system described in claims 1, 3 and 4, characterized in that the computer equipment consists of a computer preloaded with software by means of which both the access control equipment and the device are monitored and managed. environment control equipment, or failing that, countless access and environment controls.

6. The access and environment control system described in claims 1, 2, 3 and 4, characterized in that the information loading means consist of: • A database embedded in the access control equipment to keep track of individuals as well as a log of all the events that occur in it;

• A database stored in the computer equipment, which serves as an expansion for the database embedded in the access control equipment, as well as to keep track of information of countless access and environment control equipment .

The access and environment control system described in claims 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 characterized in that the information sending means consist of the following:

• A software module preloaded on the computer equipment by which it is allowed to send information via email and / or SMS messages to the individual to communicate about an event presented in the access control and environment equipment.

The access and environment control system described in claims 1, 2 and 3, characterized in that the access control equipment, in addition to allowing an individual access to a space at the time of authenticating it, is capable of granting power-on permits or shutdown of electrical / electronic devices through the environment control equipment.

The access and environment control system described in claims 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6, characterized in that the access control equipment is capable of carrying a log of the allowed and denied accesses, of the failures and sabotages presented in their own databases and to send this information to the computer equipment through the environment control team through a TCP / IP connection.

The access and environment control system described in claims 1, 2 and 3, characterized in that being in a network of access and environment controls, is capable of operating devices that are controlled by another of the access control systems and environment that are in the same network, by authenticating an individual and checking their permissions.