Network-assisted remote access portal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9576412-B2
Application number	US-201414464228-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 20, 2014
Priority date	Aug 20, 2014
Publication date	Feb 21, 2017
Grant date	Feb 21, 2017

Abstract

A computing system contains a processor that is configured to receive, with the user interface, a registered access code and access permissions from a remote user of a property having a property location. The registered access code may be configured to provide access to the property. The access permissions may include a predefined access period that the access code is valid to provide access to the property. The processor may further be configured to receive a provided access code of a local user of the property in response to a user location of the local user being near the property location, match the provided access code with the registered access code, and grant or deny access to the property based in part on the provided access code matching the registered access code and being received within the predefined access period.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computing system, comprising:
a user interface;
a processor and a memory having a program communicatively connected to the processor, the processor being configured to:
receive, with the user interface, a registered access code and access permissions from a remote user of a property having a property location, the registered access code being configured to provide access to the property, the access permissions at least specifying a video access confirmation and a predefined access period that the access code is valid to provide access to the property,
capture in real-time, based on the video access confirmation as part of the access permissions, a video of a local user of the property, the capture being in response to subscriber information including a user location of the local user near the property location, wherein the captured video is confirmed by the remote user and a provided access code is automatically distributed to the local user in response to the captured video being confirmed by the remote user,
receive the provided access code that was automatically distributed to the local user in response to the confirming of the captured video by the remote user,
match the provided access code with the registered access code,
grant access to the property based in part on if the provided access code matches the registered access code and is received within the predefined access period, and
deny access to the property based in part on if the provided access code does not match the registered access code or is not received within the predefined access period.

2. The system of claim 1 , the processor further being configured to:
receive a provided biometric input from the local user at the property,
match the provided biometric input with a registered biometric input included as part of the access permissions,
grant access to the property based in part on if the provided biometric input matches the registered biometric input, and
deny access to the property based in part on if the provided biometric input does not match the registered biometric input.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the biometric input includes at least one of a fingerprint, voiceprint, and facial recognition.

4. The system of claim 1 , the processor further being configured to: automatically send in real-time the video of the local user to the remote user in response to the video access confirmation being specified as part of the access permissions.

5. The system of claim 1 , the processor further being configured to disarm an alarm of the property in response to the provided access code matching the registered access code and being received within the predefined access period, wherein the predefined access period includes at least one of a time period and a number of access attempts.

6. The system of claim 1 , the processor further being configured to unlock a lock of the property in response to the provided access code matching the registered access code and being received within the predefined access period, wherein the predefined access period includes at least one of a time period and a number of access attempts.

7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a transceiver operatively connected to the processor, the transceiver being configured to determine the user location using a global positioning system.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium tangibly embodying computer-executable instructions of a program being executable by a processor of a computing device to provide operations comprising:
receive a registered access code and access permissions from a remote user of a property having a property location, the registered access code being configured to provide access to the property, the access permissions at least specifying a video access confirmation and a predefined access period that the access code is valid to provide access to the property,
capture in real-time, based on the video access confirmation as part of the access permissions, a video of a local user of the property, the capture being in response to subscriber information including a user location of the local user near the property location, wherein the captured video is confirmed by the remote user and a provided access code is automatically distributed to the local user in response to the captured video being confirmed by the remote user,
receive the provided access code that was automatically distributed to the local user in response to the confirming the captured video by the remote user,
match the provided access code with the registered access code,
grant access to the property based in part on if the provided access code matches the registered access code and is received within the predefined access period, and
deny access to the property based in part on if the provided access code does not match the registered access code or is not received within the predefined access period.

9. The medium of claim 8 , the operations further comprising:
receive a provided biometric input from the local user at the property,
match the provided biometric input with a registered biometric input included as part of the access permissions,
grant access to the property based in part on if the provided biometric input matches the registered biometric input, and
deny access to the property based in part on if the provided biometric input does not match the registered biometric input.

10. The medium of claim 8 , wherein the biometric input includes at least one of a fingerprint, voiceprint, and facial recognition.

11. The medium of claim 8 , the operations further comprising:
automatically send in real-time the video of the local user to the remote user in response to the video access confirmation being specified as part of the access permissions.

12. The medium of claim 8 , the operations further comprising: disarm an alarm of the property in response to the provided access code matching the registered access code and being received within the predefined access period.

13. The medium of claim 8 , the operations further comprising: unlock a lock of the property in response to the provided access code matching the registered access code and being received within the predefined access period.

14. The medium of claim 8 , wherein the user location is determined with a transceiver using a global positioning system.

15. A method comprising:
receiving a registered access code and access permissions from a remote user of a property having a property location, the registered access code being configured to provide access to the property, the access permissions at least specifying a video access confirmation and a predefined access period that the access code is valid to provide access to the property,
capture in real-time, based on the video access confirmation as part of the access permissions, a video of a local user of the property, the capture being in response to subscriber information including a user location of the local user near the property location, wherein the captured video is confirmed by the remote user and a provided access code is automatically distributed to the local user in response to the captured video being confirmed by the remote user,
receive the provided access code that was automatically distributed to the local user in response to the confirming of the captured video by the remote user,
matching the provided access code with the registered access code,
granting access to the property based in part on if the provided access code matches the registered access code and is received within the predefined access per

Assignees

• Verizon Patent & Licensing Inc

Inventors

• Gudmundsson Agust Kr
• Zoda Goldberg Rose A
• Zaballero Maria Cel Halili
• Devu Kalyani
• Munikrishnan Mathivanan S

Classifications

• G07C9/00571

  operated by interacting with a central unit · CPC title

• G07C9/37

  using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition · CPC title

• G07C9/33 Primary

  by means of a password · CPC title

• G07C9/32

  in combination with an identity check · CPC title

• G08B25/08

  using communication transmission lines {(G08B13/19658, G08B21/0286, G08B25/016 take precedence)} · CPC title