Patents by Inventor Reinhard Surkau

Reinhard Surkau 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).

  • Patent number: 11433854
    Abstract: An access control method in an access control system that comprises at least one access control device with an antenna (2, 3, 4). Verification of an access authorization is based on analysis of a beacon transmitted by a first wireless communication standard. The beacon contains an ID to which a unique identifier (TID) of the data carrier and a unique beacon ID of the data carrier (1) transmitting the beacon is assigned. The unique identifier and unique beacon ID allows positive beacon identification. The identification and localization of the data carriers (1) is realized by analyzing the RSSIs of the transmitted beacons. The unique beacon IDs ensure that the RSSI values of the same respective beacon of a data carrier (1) are used in the course of the RSSI analysis. The closest data carrier (1) is determined, during the RSSI analysis, and the transmitted ID is analyzed to grant access.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: SKIDATA AG
    Inventors: Walter Lechner, Martin Haslinger, Reinhard Surkau, Martin Haidacher
  • Publication number: 20210221331
    Abstract: An access control method in an access control system that comprises at least one access control device with an antenna (2, 3, 4). Verification of an access authorization is based on analysis of a beacon transmitted by a first wireless communication standard. The beacon contains an ID to which a unique identifier (TID) of the data carrier and a unique beacon ID of the data carrier (1) transmitting the beacon is assigned. The unique identifier and unique beacon ID allows positive beacon identification. The identification and localization of the data carriers (1) is realized by analyzing the RSSIs of the transmitted beacons. The unique beacon IDs ensure that the RSSI values of the same respective beacon of a data carrier (1) are used in the course of the RSSI analysis. The closest data carrier (1) is determined, during the RSSI analysis, and the transmitted ID is analyzed to grant access.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 22, 2021
    Inventors: Walter LECHNER, Martin HASLINGER, Reinhard SURKAU, Martin HAIDACHER
  • Patent number: 9911336
    Abstract: A method for identification of vehicles (4) for operating a car park or a parking area is proposed in the course of which a vehicle (4) is identified at least by the sound profile emitted by the drive train of the vehicle which comprises a vehicle drive unit in the acoustic wave and/or ultrasonic range in at least one speed range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2018
    Assignee: SKIDATA AG
    Inventors: Thomas Schlechter, Reinhard Surkau, Sandra Breitenberger, Thomas Buchegger, Markus Pichler
  • Patent number: 9892574
    Abstract: A method of monitoring access authorizations by an access monitoring system by a first method, the data carriers or the mobile electronic devices, on which a valid access authorization or an ID is assigned, are detected and the carriers/devices current positions are determined by trilateration or multilateration. A second imaging method is executed, parallel to the first method, and the current position of all persons presented in the entry area is detected by cameras. All persons, with and without valid access authorization, in the entry area are detected so that an ID map and a people map are created. The ID map corresponds to people who have valid access authorization and the people map corresponds everybody in the entry area. An overlay map is created by matching the ID map with the people map, to identify persons with valid access authorization or ID and the people without valid access authorization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: SKIDATA AG
    Inventors: Thomas Schlechter, Reinhard Surkau, Michael Heider, Christian Lang, Jorge Juan Clemente Diaz
  • Publication number: 20170372544
    Abstract: A method for controlling access in an access control system for people or vehicles comprising at least one access control device (11, 12), in which verification of an access authorization is carried out by evaluation of an ID, transmitted at regular intervals by a mobile electronic device (4, 4?) by a first standard. A mobile electronic device is identified as the mobile electronic device located closest to an access control device, if a connection is established by a second standard, which has a range, which covers an area around the access control device, in which only one person or one vehicle can be located or if the mobile electronic device receives a short-range signal, which is emitted or caused by the access control device and has a range, which covers an area around the access control device (11, 12), in which only one person or one vehicle can be located.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas SCHLECHTER, Reinhard SURKAU
  • Patent number: 9715773
    Abstract: A method for access control wherein verification of access authorization is effected by evaluating an ID sent at regular intervals from a mobile electronic device or a data carrier nearest an access control device (3, 4, 5, 6), via bluetooth low energy standard as part of a “broadcasting”, to which at least one access authorization is unequivocally assigned, which is received by BLE transceiver units (TRX-1, TRX-2, TRX-3, TRX-4) connected to a computer comprising a CPU and storage located within range of the mobile electronic device or the data carrier. Localization of the mobile electronic devices or the data carriers is carried out by evaluation of the RSSI, wherein the signal strength is measured, with which that signal of a mobile electronic device or a data carrier is received, which contains the ID of BLE transceiver units (TRX-1, TRX-2, TRX-3, TRX-4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Skidata AG
    Inventors: Jorge Clemente, Thomas Schlechter, Reinhard Surkau
  • Publication number: 20170193825
    Abstract: A method for identification of vehicles (4) for operating a car park or a parking area is proposed in the course of which a vehicle (4) is identified at least by the sound profile emitted by the drive train of the vehicle which comprises a vehicle drive unit in the acoustic wave and/or ultrasonic range in at least one speed range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas SCHLECHTER, Reinhard SURKAU, Sandra BREITENBERGER, Thomas BUCHEGGER, Markus PICHLER
  • Publication number: 20170186253
    Abstract: A method of monitoring access authorizations by an access monitoring system by a first method, the data carriers or the mobile electronic devices, on which a valid access authorization or an ID is assigned, are detected and the carriers/devices current positions are determined by trilateration or multilateration. A second imaging method is executed, parallel to the first method, and the current position of all persons presented in the entry area is detected by cameras. All persons, with and without valid access authorization, in the entry area are detected so that an ID map and a people map are created. The ID map corresponds to people who have valid access authorization and the people map corresponds everybody in the entry area. An overlay map is created by matching the ID map with the people map, to identify persons with valid access authorization or ID and the people without valid access authorization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2016
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas SCHLECHTER, Reinhard SURKAU, Michael HEIDER, Christian LANG, Jorge Juan CLEMENTE DIAZ
  • Patent number: 9666002
    Abstract: In a method for operating a vehicle barrier (1) having a barrier column (2), a barrier arm (4) and a drive mechanism for pivoting the barrier arm (4) between a blocking position and an open position, a camera (7) is used for vehicle recognition, for the license plate recognition, for recognizing a following vehicle and for monitoring for vandalism, and the images thereof are evaluated by an electronic evaluation logic that is coupled to control of the vehicle barrier (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: SKIDATA AG
    Inventors: Guido Harucksteiner, Thomas Schlechter, Reinhard Surkau
  • Publication number: 20170046889
    Abstract: A method for access control wherein verification of access authorization is effected by evaluating an ID sent at regular intervals from a mobile electronic device or a data carrier nearest an access control device (3, 4, 5, 6), via bluetooth low energy standard as part of a “broadcasting”, to which at least one access authorization is unequivocally assigned, which is received by BLE transceiver units (TRX-1, TRX-2, TRX-3, TRX-4) connected to a computer comprising a CPU and storage located within range of the mobile electronic device or the data carrier. Localization of the mobile electronic devices or the data carriers is carried out by evaluation of the RSSI, wherein the signal strength is measured, with which that signal of a mobile electronic device or a data carrier is received, which contains the ID of BLE transceiver units (TRX-1, TRX-2, TRX-3, TRX-4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventors: Jorge CLEMENTE, Thomas SCHLECHTER, Reinhard SURKAU
  • Patent number: 9378401
    Abstract: A system for detecting customer media comprising an RF transceiver in a public transport conveyance is proposed, where the system for each passenger compartment or car includes a number of reading devices, which are interconnected and connected to an on-board unit for the purpose of data communication, where the entire interior of passenger compartment or car is covered by a number of reading devices, where the reading devices are arranged in such a manner that any two reading devices are provided on opposite lateral walls of the passenger compartment or car, which cover the room up to the opposite wall, where each two reading units are arranged in the roof area or floor area symmetrically around the central longitudinal axis of the passenger compartment or vehicle, where the detection range of the respective two reading devices is substantially identical and substantially covers the entire width of the passenger compartment or car in the floor area or roof area, where the floor area or the roof area is cover
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignees: SKIDATA AG, EM MICROELECTRONIC-MARIN SA
    Inventors: Reinhard Surkau, Charles Egli, Fabien Maupas, Oliver Prevost
  • Patent number: 9324202
    Abstract: A method and system for providing location-based services are proposed, wherein the objective is the determination of the authorization of a person to use location-based services using non-contact detection and the evaluation of media information from a customer medium, whereby the location of the customer medium is carried out based on the detection of the medium and where the media information of the customer medium is recorded based on an automatically implementable non-contact interaction between at least one reading device assigned one location and connected to computer and the customer medium, if the customer medium is within the range least one reading device, where the customer medium comprises an RF transceiver and communicates with the computer via at least one reading device in a predetermined frequency range, where location-based services are provided cases of a valid authorization, the provision of which depends on the detection of the customer medium via at least one reading device assigned to t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: SKIDATA AG
    Inventors: Clemens Lindig, Thomas Schlechter, Jorge Clemente, Reinhard Surkau
  • Patent number: 9251391
    Abstract: A method for continuous determination of a person's presence in a public transport conveyance is proposed, where a customer medium comprising an RF transceiver is assigned to the person, where at least one reading device per passenger compartment or car is provided for data communication with the customer media in the conveyance, which is connected to a computer serving as an on-board unit for the purpose of data communications, where these are also connected to each other in the case that several reading devices are provided, where an on-board unit serving as the main on-board unit is assigned to a passenger compartment or car if several passenger compartments or cars are present, and the other passenger compartments or cars are assigned to on-board units serving as secondary on-board units, which are connected to the main on-board unit for the purpose of data communication, where the customer medium is in a “sleep” mode upon entering the transport in order to keep energy consumption as low as possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: SKIDATA AG
    Inventors: Reinhard Surkau, Charles Egli, Francois Fer, Eric Piret, Jean-Claude Fournier, Fabien Maupas, Oliver Prevost
  • Patent number: 9206642
    Abstract: A turnstile personnel access-control device (1) has one or more blocking arms (2, 3) connected to a drive element (5) mounted on a carrier (4) such that the blocking arms are rotatable about a main axis or shaft (11). The blocking arms (2, 3) assume a blocking position and at least one free position in dependence upon the rotation of the drive element (5). Each blocking arm (2, 3) includes a flat component (6, 7) that is mounted to rotate about a longitudinal axis (8, 9) thereof in dependence upon the rotation of the drive element (5). In the blocking position of the blocking arms (2, 3), one such flat component assumes a pre-defined angular position with respect to the vertical, whereas in the free position, this flat component (6, 7) is rotated such that passage of a person is allowed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: SKIDATA AG
    Inventors: Guido Harucksteiner, Markus Leitner, Reinhard Surkau
  • Publication number: 20150254914
    Abstract: In a method for operating a vehicle barrier (1) having a barrier column (2), a barrier arm (4) and a drive mechanism for pivoting the barrier arm (4) between a blocking position and an open position, a camera (7) is used for vehicle recognition, for the license plate recognition, for recognizing a following vehicle and for monitoring for vandalism, and the images thereof are evaluated by an electronic evaluation logic that is coupled to control of the vehicle barrier (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Inventors: GUIDO HARUCKSTEINER, THOMAS SCHLECHTER, REINHARD SURKAU
  • Publication number: 20150090786
    Abstract: A method for continuous determination of a person's presence in a public transport conveyance is proposed, where a customer medium comprising an RF transceiver is assigned to the person, where at least one reading device per passenger compartment or car is provided for data communication with the customer media in the conveyance, which is connected to a computer serving as an on-board unit for the purpose of data communications, where these are also connected to each other in the case that several reading devices are provided, where an on-board unit serving as the main on-board unit is assigned to a passenger compartment or car if several passenger compartments or cars are present, and the other passenger compartments or cars are assigned to on-board units serving as secondary on-board units, which are connected to the main on-board unit for the purpose of data communication, where the customer medium is in a “sleep” mode upon entering the transport in order to keep energy consumption as low as possible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Reinhard SURKAU, Charles EGLI, Francois FER, Eric PIRET, Jean-Claude FOURNIER, Fabien MAUPAS, Oliver PREVOST
  • Publication number: 20150091726
    Abstract: A method and system for providing location-based services are proposed, wherein the objective is the determination of the authorization of at person to use location-based services using non-contact detection and the evaluation of media information from a customer medium, whereby the location of the elastomer medium is carried out based on the detection of the customer medium and where the media information of the customer medium is recorded based on an automatically implemantable non-contact interaction between at least one reading device assigned to one location and connected to a computer and the customer medium, if the customer medium is within the range of at least one reading device, where the customer medium comprises an RF transceiver and communicates with the computer via at least one reading device in a predetermined frequency range, where location-based services are provided in cases of a valid authorization, the provision of which depends on the detection of the customer medium via at least one rea
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: CLEMENS LINDIG, THOMAS SCHLECHTER, JORGE CLEMENTE, REINHARD SURKAU
  • Publication number: 20150090787
    Abstract: A system for detecting customer media comprising an RF transceiver in a public transport conveyance is proposed, where the system for each passenger compartment or car includes a number of reading devices, which are interconnected and connected to an on-board unit for the purpose of data communication, where the entire interior of passenger compartment or car is covered by a number of reading devices, where the reading devices are arranged in such a manner that any two reading devices are provided on opposite lateral walls of the passenger compartment or car, which cover the room up to the opposite wall, where each two reading units are arranged in the roof area or floor area symmetrically around the central longitudinal axis of the passenger compartment or vehicle, where the detection range of the respective two reading devices is substantially identical and substantially covers the entire width of the passenger compartment or car in the floor area or roof area, where the floor area or the roof area is cover
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: REINHARD SURKAU, Charles Egli, Fabien Maupas, Oliver Prevost
  • Publication number: 20140096447
    Abstract: A personnel access-control device in the form of a turnstile (1) has one or more blocking arms (2, 3) connected to a main shaft (5) mounted in a carrier (4). The blocking arms (2, 3) assume a blocking position and at least one free position in dependence upon the rotation of the main shaft (5). Each blocking arm (2, 3) includes a flat component (6, 7) that is mounted to rotate about its longitudinal axis (8, 9) in dependence upon the rotation of the main shaft (5). In the blocking position of the blocking arms (2, 3), a pre-defined angular position of the flat component (6, 7) with respect to the perpendicular direction is achieved, and in the free position, the flat component (6, 7) is rotated such that passage of a person is allowed and/or that the passage width is not limited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: SkiData AG
    Inventors: GUIDO HARUCKSTEINER, Markus Leitner, Reinhard Surkau
  • Publication number: 20130015246
    Abstract: The invention relates to a security tag comprising a substrate layer (10), a void structure (20) applied to the substrate layer and an RFID transponder. The RFID transponder comprises at least one semiconductor chip (43) and a dipole antenna (30) which is applied above the void structure (20). According to the invention, upon triggering the void effect, the dipole antenna (30) is interrupted, which can be determined by a reduced reading range of the transponder. A manipulation attempt on the security tag can thus be determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: SCHREINER GROUP GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Guenther Galfe, Reinhard Surkau, Roland Groetzner, Helmut Schreiner, Thomas Germann