Patents by Inventor Patrick Roulling

Patrick Roulling 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).

  • Configurable access control sensing device
    Patent number: 9355556
    Abstract: An access control device comprises at least one transit authorization request device, such as an ID sensor activated by access card or badge or a biometric sensor (fingerprint, retina), said transit authorization request device to be activated by a person requesting authorization to pass through said passageway or doorway and a presence detection and tracking device for detecting the presence of a person in the vicinity of said passageway or doorway and for tracking the movement of a person within or through said passageway or doorway. According to the invention, the access control device further comprises a control unit configured for assigning a virtual transit ticket to a person after authorization to pass through said passageway or doorway has been granted to said person, said virtual transit ticket being representative of the transit privileges granted to said person, i.e.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: IEE International Electronics & Engineering S.A.
    Inventors: Paul Schockmel, Laurent Uhres, Patrick Roulling, Sam Calmes, Marc Schifflers, Stephen Fuks
  • CONFIGURABLE ACCESS CONTROL SENSING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20130201286
    Abstract: An access control device comprises at least one transit authorization request device, such as an ID sensor activated by access card or badge or a biometric sensor (fingerprint, retina), said transit authorization request device to be activated by a person requesting authorization to pass through said passageway or doorway and a presence detection and tracking device for detecting the presence of a person in the vicinity of said passageway or doorway and for tracking the movement of a person within or through said passageway or doorway. According to the invention, the access control device further comprises a control unit configured for assigning a virtual transit ticket to a person after authorization to pass through said passageway or doorway has been granted to said person, said virtual transit ticket being representative of the transit privileges granted to said person, i.e.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2011
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Applicant: IEE INTERNATIONAL ELECTRONICS & ENGINEERING S.A.
    Inventors: Paul Schockmel, Laurent Uhres, Patrick Roulling, Sam Calmes, Marc Schifflers, Stephen Fuks