摘要 |
An access control system for monitoring human ingress and egress comprises an input means for creating a unique identifier for to be stored in a database. The unique identifier includes a digital image of the person, a digital image of the unique identifier, and alphanumeric identification data. A processing means coupled to said input means is operable to perform the steps of storing the unique identifier as a computer-readable file in the database, recording the arrival date and time of a person; creating a tracking record associated with the unique identifier. The unique identifier can be displayed on a monitor coupled to the processing means. A printer coupled to the processing means generates an access pass on portable media which includes a viewable image of the person and the identification document, and alphanumeric identification data for the person. The access pass can also include machine readable media which comprises a coded representation of the unique identifier. The system of the invention can include a sensing mechanism operable to interpret the machine-readable media. Access permission designators can be associated with the unique identifier in the database to approve or deny access, or to grant selective access.
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