Remote Guest Access to a Secured Premises

摘要

Generally speaking, and pursuant to these various embodiments, a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium is provided that allows a guest to contact an owner or operator of a secured premises or area to gain access to the secured premises. An access control device initiates contact with a guest device and provides a resource to contact an owner device. If the owner decides to grant access to the guest, the owner selects a suitable input on the owner device so that the owner device sends an authorized signal to the guest device. The guest device acts as a gateway and forwards the authorized signal to the access control device. The access control device operates in response to reception of the authorized signal to grant the guest access to the secured premises.

主权项

1. A method for gaining access to a secured premises, the method comprising:
receiving a transmission at a guest device from an access control device; presenting a user interface on a display of the guest device in response to receiving the transmission, the user interface comprising one or more entries identifying owners within the secured premises; receiving a selection of an entry identifying one of the owners at a user input of the guest device; contacting an owner device in response to selection of the entry.