Wireless communication techniques for controlling access granted by a security device

摘要

Wireless communication techniques are useful for controlling access granted by a security device ( 22 ). In a disclosed example, a communication portion ( 24 ) comprises a residential gateway that is capable of communicating with a mobile station ( 30 ) over a local network ( 32 ). The communication portion ( 24 ) is also capable of communicating with a remotely located server ( 40 ) over a secure network connection ( 42 ) such as over the internet. The mobile station ( 30 ) identifies itself to the security device ( 22 ). The mobile station identifier is verified to determine authorization to gain the requested access. The security device ( 22 ) provides the mobile station identifier to the remote server ( 40 ) which provides a security code to the mobile station ( 30 ) and a pass code to the security device ( 22 ). The security device ( 22 ) uses the pass code to verify the security code received from the mobile station ( 30 ) and controls access accordingly.