Patents by Inventor Dennis T. Anfield

Dennis T. Anfield has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240323688
    Abstract: A method according to one embodiment includes receiving, by a gateway device and from an access control device, credential data received by the access control device from a mobile device in response to presentation of the mobile device to the access control device, comparing the credential data to a gateway credential list stored in a memory of the gateway device, the gateway credential list identifying a plurality of credentials associated with the gateway device, and each credential of the plurality of credentials associated with a unique credential index, transmitting, to a server, the unique credential index associated with the credential data in response to determining that the credential data matches a corresponding credential in the gateway credential list, and receiving, from the server, an access control decision associated with the credential data in response to transmitting the unique credential index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Frederick Holt, Dennis T. Anfield, Nathanael L. Thomas, Joseph W. Baumgarte
  • Patent number: 11800359
    Abstract: A method according to one embodiment includes receiving, by a gateway device and from an access control device, credential data received by the access control device from a mobile device in response to presentation of the mobile device to the access control device, comparing the credential data to a gateway credential list stored in a memory of the gateway device, the gateway credential list identifying a plurality of credentials associated with the gateway device, and each credential of the plurality of credentials associated with a unique credential index, transmitting, to a server, the unique credential index associated with the credential data in response to determining that the credential data matches a corresponding credential in the gateway credential list, and receiving, from the server, an access control decision associated with the credential data in response to transmitting the unique credential index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: Frederick Holt, Dennis T. Anfield, Nathanael L. Thomas, Joseph W. Baumgarte
  • Patent number: 11665151
    Abstract: A method according to one embodiment includes receiving, by an access control device, a credential token from a mobile device, wherein the credential token includes an access credential, a credential identifier, and a caveat that instructs the access control device to perform an associated action, determining, by the access control device, a credential type associated with the access credential based on the credential identifier, determining, by the access control device, a set of caveat rules associated with the credential type, wherein the set of caveat rules identifies one or more actions authorized for an access credential of the credential type, and performing, by the access control device, the associated action identified by the caveat in response to a determination that the associated action is an action authorized by the set of caveat rules associated with the credential type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: Joseph W. Baumgarte, Keith R. Broerman, Seth Kaufman, Dennis T. Anfield
  • Publication number: 20220007190
    Abstract: A method according to one embodiment includes receiving, by a gateway device and from an access control device, credential data received by the access control device from a mobile device in response to presentation of the mobile device to the access control device, comparing the credential data to a gateway credential list stored in a memory of the gateway device, the gateway credential list identifying a plurality of credentials associated with the gateway device, and each credential of the plurality of credentials associated with a unique credential index, transmitting, to a server, the unique credential index associated with the credential data in response to determining that the credential data matches a corresponding credential in the gateway credential list, and receiving, from the server, an access control decision associated with the credential data in response to transmitting the unique credential index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Frederick Holt, Dennis T. Anfield, Nathanael L. Thomas, Joseph W. Baumgarte
  • Publication number: 20210288955
    Abstract: A method according to one embodiment includes receiving, by an access control device, a credential token from a mobile device, wherein the credential token includes an access credential, a credential identifier, and a caveat that instructs the access control device to perform an associated action, determining, by the access control device, a credential type associated with the access credential based on the credential identifier, determining, by the access control device, a set of caveat rules associated with the credential type, wherein the set of caveat rules identifies one or more actions authorized for an access credential of the credential type, and performing, by the access control device, the associated action identified by the caveat in response to a determination that the associated action is an action authorized by the set of caveat rules associated with the credential type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Publication date: September 16, 2021
    Inventors: Joseph W. Baumgarte, Keith R. Broerman, Seth Kaufman, Dennis T. Anfield
  • Patent number: 10848477
    Abstract: A method according to one embodiment includes receiving, by an access control device, a credential token from a mobile device, wherein the credential token includes an access credential, a credential identifier, and a caveat that instructs the access control device to perform an associated action, determining, by the access control device, a credential type associated with the access credential based on the credential identifier, determining, by the access control device, a set of caveat rules associated with the credential type, wherein the set of caveat rules identifies one or more actions authorized for an access credential of the credential type, and performing, by the access control device, the associated action identified by the caveat in response to a determination that the associated action is an action authorized by the set of caveat rules associated with the credential type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: Joseph W. Baumgarte, Keith R. Broerman, Seth Kaufman, Dennis T. Anfield
  • Patent number: 10755510
    Abstract: A method according to one embodiment includes receiving, by an access control device, access control data from a server, storing the received access control data to a no tour database stored in a memory of the access control device, determining a credential device has been presented to a credential reader associated with the access control device, and transmitting the stored access control data to the credential device in response to determining the credential device has been presented to the credential reader and prior to communication with the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC
    Inventors: Joseph W. Baumgarte, Dennis T. Anfield, Jonathan R. Everson
  • Publication number: 20200193755
    Abstract: A method according to one embodiment includes receiving, by an access control device, access control data from a server, storing the received access control data to a no tour database stored in a memory of the access control device, determining a credential device has been presented to a credential reader associated with the access control device, and transmitting the stored access control data to the credential device in response to determining the credential device has been presented to the credential reader and prior to communication with the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Joseph W. Baumgarte, Dennis T. Anfield, Jonathan R. Everson
  • Publication number: 20190349354
    Abstract: A method according to one embodiment includes receiving, by an access control device, a credential token from a mobile device, wherein the credential token includes an access credential, a credential identifier, and a caveat that instructs the access control device to perform an associated action, determining, by the access control device, a credential type associated with the access credential based on the credential identifier, determining, by the access control device, a set of caveat rules associated with the credential type, wherein the set of caveat rules identifies one or more actions authorized for an access credential of the credential type, and performing, by the access control device, the associated action identified by the caveat in response to a determination that the associated action is an action authorized by the set of caveat rules associated with the credential type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Joseph W. Baumgarte, Keith R. Broerman, Seth Kaufman, Dennis T. Anfield