US 12,354,423 B2
Automatic access control based on third-party database status
Adam Kuenzi, Silverton, OR (US); and Teri Briskey, Monmouth, OR (US)
Assigned to HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Carrier Corporation, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US)
Filed on Dec. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/088,102.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/293,382, filed on Dec. 23, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0206707 A1, Jun. 29, 2023
Int. Cl. G07C 9/00 (2020.01); G07C 9/22 (2020.01); G07C 9/27 (2020.01)
CPC G07C 9/00571 (2013.01) [G07C 9/22 (2020.01); G07C 9/27 (2020.01); G07C 2209/08 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of granting access to a visitor for a secured property, the method comprising:
receiving third-party opt-in information from a host via a first computer application accessed through a host computing device, the third-party opt-in information including an access grant authorizing a third-party service provider to grant access to an access control device that secures the secured property of the host;
receiving a third-party service request from the host;
assigning the third-party service request to the visitor; and
granting the visitor an access to the access control device,
wherein the visitor computing device is configured to transmit an access request to actuate the access control device and gain access to the secured property;
wherein the visitor is a real-estate agent and the secured property is a real-estate property;
wherein the visitor access to the access control device is granted only for a scheduled showing time stored on a third-party service cloud database.