Updates of biometric access systems

摘要

Methods are disclosed for performing an update to a biometric access system. An instruction is received at a handheld device defining the update. An encoded signal is generated from the instruction to be transmitted to a biometric terminal from the handheld device. An acknowledgment is received from the biometric terminal at the handheld device that the encoded signal has been received and acted upon. Update information is transmitted from the handheld device over a network to a server to record the update.

主权项

1. A method of performing an update to a biometric access system, the method comprising:
generating an encoded signal by a handheld device, so that the encoded signal indicates an instruction that defines the update, the instruction provided by a first user at the handheld device, and so that the encoded signal comprises an image displayed on a display of the handheld device and readable by the biometric terminal; displaying the encoded signal from the handheld device to a biometric reader of the biometric terminal; providing a biometric physically to the biometric reader by the first user; receiving an indication from the biometric terminal that the first user has been authenticated; and receiving a communication from the biometric terminal at the handheld device regarding the encoded signal.