CPC H04W 12/50 (2021.01) [H04W 12/35 (2021.01); H04W 12/64 (2021.01); H04W 12/71 (2021.01); H04W 12/47 (2021.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An access control system, comprising:
a first transceiver configured to broadcast ID data associated with the access control system to a plurality of local devices within a limited geographic region proximate thereto including a first local device and a second local device, wherein the first transceiver is configured to scan for responsive signals from the plurality of local devices, wherein the first transceiver is configured to receive a first ID signal or first token from the first local device, a second signal from the second local device, and payload data from the second local device, a processor coupled to the first transceiver, wherein the processor is configured to determine if the first local device is authenticated, in response to the first ID signal or the first token wherein the processor is configured to determine if the second local device is authenticated in response to the second signal, and wherein the processor is configured to direct a peripheral device coupled to the access control system to perform a user-perceptible action in response to determining that the first local device is authenticated; and
a second transceiver coupled to the processor, wherein the second transceiver is configured to facilitate wide-area communications with a remote server, wherein the second transceiver is configured to output of at least a portion of the payload data from the second local device to the remote server in response to determining that the second local device is authenticated.
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