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Secure access control system
Assignee: COM21 Ltd
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Filing: 1997-09-30
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Granted: 1999-09-21
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Expires: 2017-09-30
Abstract
Abstract A secure access control system has a "smart" key assembly (25) with storage means (28) for storing identification data (29) and image data (30). An interface (31) provides communication between the key assembly (25) and an access control assembly (33) having a data processing assembly (44), a user interface assembly (45), a receiving slot (38) for the key assembly (25) and an identity verifier (39). The data processing assembly (44) is controlled by a central processor (34) and has data storage means (35). The user interface assembly has a keypad (36) and an LCD (37). The identity verifier (39) compares a sensed identification of a user with the image data (30) embedded in the key assembly (25).
Inventors
- 👤 Graeme Allan Green
Bibliographic Details
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 00:58
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F7/00; G07F7/08; G07F7/10; G07F7/1008; G06; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/30; G06Q20/34; G06Q20/341; G06Q20/3415; G06Q20/38; G06Q20/40; G06Q20/401; G06Q20/4014; G06Q20/40145; G07C; G07C9/00; G07C9/20; G07C9/22; G07C9/25; G07C9/253; G07C9/257; G07F17/00; G07F17/32; G07F17/3202; G07F17/3204; G07F17/3206; G07F17/3244; G07F17/3251; G07F17/326; G07F17/3272; G07F17/3281; G07F9/00; G07F9/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
411 words
A gaming machine operating system including: a plurality of gaming machines; a central computer assembly; communication means for transferring data from said gaming machines to said central computer assembly, and a secure access control system including: for each user of the gaming machine system, a key assembly having a data processing assembly including key assembly processor means and key assembly data storage means controlled by said key assembly processor means to store data relating to the use of said key assembly by said user, said key assembly data storage means receiving and storing identification data representative of said user for distinguishing a user authorized to use at least one of said key assembly and the gaming machine system, and for each gaming machine in the gaming machine system, an access control assembly associated with said gaming machine and adapted to receive said key assembly, said access control assembly having user identity verification means for verification of the identity of a user of a key assembly by comparison with said identification data stored in said key assembly data storage means, and a processing assembly including access control assembly processor means and access control assembly data storage means controlled by said access control assembly processor means to store data relating to the use of said gaming machine by said user, said access control assembly data storage means also receiving and storing data representative of said gaming machine, and interface means for each gaming machine whereby an access control assembly can communicate with a received key assembly; whereby, in use in circumstances where the gaming machine cannot communicate with said central computer, access by a user not authorized to operate a gaming machine in said gaming machine system can be prevented, and access by a user authorized to operate a gaming machine can be allowed, and, if a user is allowed access to operate a gaming machine in said circumstances, data relating to the use of the key assembly by said user during said circumstances is stored in said key assembly storage means and said access control assembly data storage means, data stored in the access control assembly data storage means during said circumstances being transferable to said central computer by said communication means after cessation of said circumstances wherein said interface means for each gaming machine is included in a respective access control assembly and wherein a respective gaming machine is inoperable when a key assembly is received within a respective interface means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
411 words
A gaming machine operating system including: a plurality of gaming machines; a central computer assembly; communication means for transferring data from said gaming machines to said central computer assembly, and a secure access control system including: for each user of the gaming machine system, a key assembly having a data processing assembly including key assembly processor means and key assembly data storage means controlled by said key assembly processor means to store data relating to the use of said key assembly by said user, said key assembly data storage means receiving and storing identification data representative of said user for distinguishing a user authorized to use at least one of said key assembly and the gaming machine system, and for each gaming machine in the gaming machine system, an access control assembly associated with said gaming machine and adapted to receive said key assembly, said access control assembly having user identity verification means for verification of the identity of a user of a key assembly by comparison with said identification data stored in said key assembly data storage means, and a processing assembly including access control assembly processor means and access control assembly data storage means controlled by said access control assembly processor means to store data relating to the use of said gaming machine by said user, said access control assembly data storage means also receiving and storing data representative of said gaming machine, and interface means for each gaming machine whereby an access control assembly can communicate with a received key assembly; whereby, in use in circumstances where the gaming machine cannot communicate with said central computer, access by a user not authorized to operate a gaming machine in said gaming machine system can be prevented, and access by a user authorized to operate a gaming machine can be allowed, and, if a user is allowed access to operate a gaming machine in said circumstances, data relating to the use of the key assembly by said user during said circumstances is stored in said key assembly storage means and said access control assembly data storage means, data stored in the access control assembly data storage means during said circumstances being transferable to said central computer by said communication means after cessation of said circumstances wherein said interface means for each gaming machine is included in a respective access control assembly and wherein a respective gaming machine is inoperable when a key assembly is received within a respective interface means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
65 words
A gaming machine operating system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said key assembly data storage means and the access control assembly data storage means each stores credit data representative of the credit held by a designated user, the credit data stored in said access control assembly data storage means being incremented or decremented when a financial event associated with the key assembly is completed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
58 words
A gaming machine operating system as claimed in claim 1, wherein if said key assembly is not received in said access control assembly upon completion of a financial event associated therewith, the credit data stored in said key assembly data storage means is incremented or decremented when said key assembly is next received in an access control assembly.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
A gaming machine operating system as claimed in claim 1, and including a paging system for transferring messages and paging signals from said gaming machines.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A gaming machine operating system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said user interface facility includes paging means whereby a user can access said paging system.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
53 words
A gaming machine operating system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said gaming machines include retrofit interface means for providing data transfer between a processor unit in an existing gaming machine, or between photo-optic coin sensors, solenoid switches and motors in an existing machine, and the access control assembly in said gaming machine.
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