US 12,249,199 B2
Method and apparatus for policy based access control
Yogesh Ailawadi, Fremont, CA (US); and Vikas Chauhan, Mountain House, CA (US)
Assigned to AlertEnterprise, Inc., Fremont, CA (US)
Filed by AlertEnterprise, Inc., Fremont, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/481,763.
Application 18/481,763 is a continuation of application No. 18/158,265, filed on Jan. 23, 2023, granted, now 11,783,646.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/321,959, filed on Mar. 21, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0046723 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. G07C 9/00 (2020.01); G07C 9/26 (2020.01)
CPC G07C 9/00174 (2013.01) [G07C 9/26 (2020.01); G07C 2009/00976 (2013.01); G07C 2209/04 (2013.01); G07C 2209/08 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A physical access method, comprising:
addressing constantly changing physical access needs of entities as said needs evolve using physical access authorization comprising all of identity attributes (WHO), time of the day attributes (WHEN), access point attributes (WHAT), and one or more policies, said physical access authorization:
determining access rights to facilities and physical spaces in real-time each time access is requested by presenting a credential at a facility access point, based on evaluation of each of said WHO, WHEN, and WHAT attributes;
wherein user identity is not tied or programmed to an access name in advance;
wherein user identity is evaluated based on evaluation of each of said identity, time of day, and access point attributes and said one or more policies;
wherein said one or more policies are defined for said user and particular access points that are evaluated in near real-time, each time the user presents the credential at the facility access point; and
wherein said one or more policies comprise a combination of identity and/or user, access point attributes, and a time frame during which access is requested.