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).
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Publication number: 20240323688Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2023Publication date: September 26, 2024Inventors: Frederick Holt, Dennis T. Anfield, Nathanael L. Thomas, Joseph W. Baumgarte
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Patent number: 11800359Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 16, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLCInventors: Frederick Holt, Dennis T. Anfield, Nathanael L. Thomas, Joseph W. Baumgarte
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Patent number: 11665151Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 24, 2020Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLCInventors: Joseph W. Baumgarte, Keith R. Broerman, Seth Kaufman, Dennis T. Anfield
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Publication number: 20220007190Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2021Publication date: January 6, 2022Inventors: Frederick Holt, Dennis T. Anfield, Nathanael L. Thomas, Joseph W. Baumgarte
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Publication number: 20210288955Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2020Publication date: September 16, 2021Inventors: Joseph W. Baumgarte, Keith R. Broerman, Seth Kaufman, Dennis T. Anfield
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Patent number: 10848477Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 9, 2018Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLCInventors: Joseph W. Baumgarte, Keith R. Broerman, Seth Kaufman, Dennis T. Anfield
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Patent number: 10755510Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 22, 2019Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLCInventors: Joseph W. Baumgarte, Dennis T. Anfield, Jonathan R. Everson
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Publication number: 20200193755Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2019Publication date: June 18, 2020Inventors: Joseph W. Baumgarte, Dennis T. Anfield, Jonathan R. Everson
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Publication number: 20190349354Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2018Publication date: November 14, 2019Inventors: Joseph W. Baumgarte, Keith R. Broerman, Seth Kaufman, Dennis T. Anfield