Abstract: A method including receiving a first alert message from a first mobile device via a first short-range wireless transceiver included in a plurality of short-range wireless transceivers installed at respective fixed locations in a facility; determining a first location for the first mobile device based on a location of the first short-range wireless transceiver and a signal strength between the mobile device and the first short-range wireless transceivers; and notifying a responding party that an emergency event occurred at the first location.

Abstract: A method including receiving and storing a first signal strength threshold associated with obtaining access to a first access control device; receiving a first RF advertisement from the first access control device; obtaining a first received signal strength indication (RSSI) for the received first RF advertisement; determining that the first RSSI is greater than or equal to the first signal strength threshold; and transmitting, in response to the determination that the first RSSI is equal to or greater than the first signal strength threshold, a first RF message to indicate that the transmitting device is proximate to the first access control device.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, an integrated reader device for installation near a controlled access entrance is disclosed as well as a method for forming and installing an integrated reader device. The integrated reader device includes a non-metallic mounting frame, a glass insert mounted on an inside edge of the non-metallic frame, a proximity reader mounted to one side of said mounting frame and over the glass insert, and a plurality of LED strips mounted on the inside edge of the non-metallic mounting frame, wherein the integrated reader device is installed to the edge of an opening.