Abstract: A method for communicating data between Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices in a network (100) including multiple nodes (200, 202). The method includes starting a scan mode at a first node (200) having data to send; and determining whether data to send has been transmitted to the first node from an upstream node or a downstream node. If the data to send was received from a downstream node, the first node begins a scan mode. If the data to send was received from an upstream node, the first node begins an ADV event.

Abstract: A method of operating an access control system comprising a plurality of access controls, the method comprising: determining an energy metric of each of the plurality of access controls; determining a latency metric of each of the plurality of access controls; transmitting the energy metric of each of the plurality of access controls; transmitting the latency metric of each of the plurality of access controls; collecting the energy metric and the latency metric at a head node or collecting energy metric at each of the plurality of access controls from a 1-hop transmission distance; and determining a data route through the plurality of access controls in response to the energy metric of each of the plurality of access controls and the latency metric of each of the plurality of access controls.

Abstract: A method of designing a fire detection system including: determining a location of one or more fire detection devices within the building; and generating a map that displays the location of one or more fire detection device.

Abstract: A method of detecting passage by an individual carrying a mobile device past an impediment operably connected to an access control is provided. The method including: detecting positional data of a mobile device; transmitting an access request from the mobile device to an access control operably connected to an impediment; detecting at least one of a sound from the impediment and a motion of the impediment; and determining that an individual carrying the mobile device has moved past the impediment in response to at least one of the sound from the impediment, the motion of the impediment, and the positional data of the mobile device.

Abstract: A method including: projecting a first wireless signal at a first rate; detecting the first wireless signal indicating that a mobile device is located at a first distance away from a first access control; obtaining a credential from the mobile device; transmitting the credential to a group of access controls; and projecting a second wireless signal at a second rate for a selected time period.

Abstract: A method for human-robot collaboration including: acquiring visual temporal data of a human partner to a robot; determining, using a generative module, predicted future visual temporal data in response to the visual temporal data, the visual temporal data including current visual temporal data and previous visual temporal data; and determining, using a discriminative module, a vector of probabilities indicating the likelihood that a future action of the human partner belongs to each class among a set of classes being considered in response to at least the future visual temporal data and the visual temporal data.

Abstract: A seamless access control system includes a local access assembly, a wearable mobile device, a storage medium, and a processor. The assembly is adapted to operate between access and no-access states, and includes a controller to effect actuation between the states, and a signal transceiver. The wearable mobile device is worn by a user, and includes an inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensor system configured to detect a performed inherent gesture performed by the user, and being at least a portion of a user exercise to gain entry. The storage medium and the processor are configured to receive the performed inherent gesture and execute an application to compare the performed inherent gesture to the preprogrammed inherent gesture, and thereby conditionally output a command signal to the local access assembly via the transceiver to effect actuation between states, and prior to completion of the user exercise to gain entry.

Abstract: A method of provisioning a headless device includes the steps of acquiring credentials for a user application, then placing the headless device in a provisioning mode. Once in the provisioning mode, characters associated with the credentials are displayed by the user application, then the characters are read by an optical character reader (OCR) of the headless device, thereby allowing the headless device to join a network associated with the credentials.

Abstract: A wireless communication system includes a wireless device, an Access Point (AP) device, and a controller. The wireless device includes a first processor having a counter. The controller is configured to send a learn idle time command through the AP device and to the processor. The processor is configured to cease any transmission through the AP device and start the counter after receiving the learn idle time command, and is configured to receive a message indicative of no activity by the wireless device from the AP device, and estimate an AP idle time based on the counter.

Abstract: A method of actuating an access control is provided. The method including: detecting positional data of a mobile device carried by an individual; detecting that the mobile device is located within a zone of interest in response to positional data of the mobile device; detecting an access control; detecting intent of the individual carrying the mobile device to actuate the access control; authenticating the individual carrying the mobile device; and actuating the access control once the individual has been authenticated.

Abstract: A method of operating an access control system containing one or more hierarchies, each of the one or more hierarchies includes one or more access levels is provided. The method including: computing one or more hierarchies; and assigning a primary access level of the one or more access levels within a primary hierarchy of the one or more hierarchies to a first credential; and determining that access levels vertically below the primary access level in the primary hierarchy are implicitly assigned to the first credential when assigning the primary access level of the one or more access levels within the primary hierarchy of the one or more hierarchies to the first credential.

Abstract: A physical access control system (PACS) for protecting a resource. The PACS includes a credential including information regarding a user stored thereon, the credential presented to request access to a resource protected by an access point. A reader is in operative communication with the credential and configured to read the user information from the credential. The user information includes at least one attribute. A controller executes a set of access control rules, the rules based on policies extracted from a database of static permissions for the user, the policies defining requirements for permitting access of the user to the resource based on the at least one attribute, the controller configured to permit access to the resource.

Abstract: A method of registering distributed devices includes discovering a plurality of devices at a central panel or server, localizing the devices, and authorizing the devices with a mobile device communicating with the central panel or server. The method also includes registering the devices with the central panel. The model can include verifying link quality with each of the devices before registering the devices with the central panel by comparing signal quality between each device and a central panel with a pre-defined threshold level.

Abstract: A method of determining a relative location of one or more access controls is provided. The method including: detecting a first wireless signal from a first access control; determining a unique device identifier (UDID) for the first access control in response to the first wireless signal; determining a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of the first wireless signal; and generating a location fingerprint to associate the RSSI of the first wireless signal with the UDID for the first access control.

Abstract: A method of determining a location of one or more access controls utilizing an individual carrying a mobile device is provided. The method including: detecting a first wireless signal; determining a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of the first wireless signal; determining a distance between a mobile device and a first access control in response to the RSSI of the first wireless signal; determining a location of the mobile device when the first wireless signal is detected; and determining a location of the first access control in response to the location of the mobile device and the distance between the mobile device and the first access control.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a method of conserving energy while seeking to wirelessly actuate an access control using a mobile device is provided. The method including: searching for a wireless signal at a first rate; detecting a wireless signal; generating a zone of interest; detecting positional data of a mobile device; and searching for a wireless signal at a second rate greater than the first rate when positional data of the mobile device indicates that the mobile device is within the zone of interest.

Abstract: An Internet of Things architecture includes a gateway, a first dongle, a first wireless device, and a cloud platform. The gateway includes a first serial port. The first dongle is received by the first serial port, and is configured to communicate using a first communication technology. The first wireless device is configured to communicate a first coded message to the first dongle using the first communication technology. The cloud platform includes a network abstraction layer that includes a first communication technology module configured to receive the first coded message associated with the first communication technology and output a first decoded message.

Abstract: A method of directing individuals to an evacuation point during a fire including: determining a location of one or more fire detection device and one or more fire suppression devices within a building; detecting a fire using the one or more fire detection devices; determining a location of the fire in response to the location of the one or more fire detection devices; determining a safe evacuation route between an individual and an evacuation point in response to the location of the fire within the building; and directing an individual towards the evacuation point along the safe evacuation route.

Abstract: A gesture access system adapted to operate in conjunction with a containment carried by a user. The access system includes an access assembly, a mobile device, a storage medium, and a processor. The assembly is adapted to operate between an access and no-access states, and includes a controller, and a signal receiver. The device is disposed in the containment and includes an inertial measurement unit sensor system configured to measure a device motion of the device to conditionally detect an intentional body gesture of the user indicative of an intent to gain access. The intentional body gesture is contrary to routine containment motions caused by routine body motions of the user. The storage medium and the processor are configured to store and execute an application and preprogrammed motion scenario data to analyze the device motion and conditionally send a command signal to the assembly.

Abstract: An analytics device for monitoring maintenance on an elevator system performed by an individual including: a processor; and a memory including computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations including: capturing a first video stream using a first video camera; extracting sequences from at least the first video stream; extracting features from the sequences; and analyzing, using a long short-term memory model, the sequence to determine whether the maintenance performed on the elevator system by the individual is performed correctly.