IT202100000137A1 - AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM FOR OPENING A SHARED ACCESS - Google Patents

Description

DESCRIPTION

The present invention refers to an authentication system for opening a shared access.

For some time now, closed circuit audio and/or video door entry systems have been on the market which allow conversations between an individual who appears in front of the entrance to a building (external station) and another individual who? inside a building (indoor unit).

Typically, the external unit comprises a push-button panel, which allows identifying the internal unit with which one wishes to get in touch, a closed-circuit video camera, a push-button for activating the call, and a microphone and a loudspeaker for conversation; consistently, the internal unit includes an audio receiver, a microphone and a monitor which allow you to receive the call, view the interlocutor and carry out a conversation with whoever activated the same from the external unit, and one or more? buttons to activate the services for opening the electric lock/s of the external gate and/or any subsequent protected accesses, and/or switching on the lights or other.

Indoor station selection? typically proposed on the push-button panel of the speech unit or uncoded, with the surname of the tenant of the property, or with reference initials, abbreviations or alphanumeric codes that the tenant communicates confidentially only to the restricted circle of possible interlocutors who could wait for a visit.

AND? It is also known that video door phone systems have evolved particularly, are there many varieties? and configurations, and today there are also systems capable of diverting any call from the external unit directly to a smartphone for this purpose connected and activated by the reference interlocutor to the internal unit, which can? in this way speak with whoever has activated the call from the external unit as if they were in the building, even if they are not, and in some cases also having the possibility? to open protected accesses remotely.

As ? also known, with the ever-increasing diffusion of online purchases via the internet and home delivery of goods, yes? widespread need? to communicate to the seller by a user their data, even sensitive, for the authorization to purchase and for the delivery of the goods: the data for delivery are then transferred from the seller to the carrier, usually including at least the address of the property and a telephone number of the buyer, often his own personal mobile phone.

Once the carrier has reached the address of the property of the user designated for delivery, typically calls the user on the telephone number associated with the delivery information, informing him of his presence and requesting instructions for accessing the property through the traditional intercom/video intercom system usually present at the entrance, and where the user can? appear with your name and surname in clear text, or with a reference abbreviation, abbreviations or alphanumeric codes evidently chosen by the user to protect their privacy.

Moreover, these procedures compromise and jeopardize the confidentiality of the information that the user of an online purchase must share both with the vendor - who, moreover, should always have its own system of protection of this confidentiality - and with the carrier, and with extreme probability and even for mere operational needs, it does not have a corresponding user data protection system.

There is therefore a need for a system which allows communication to be managed at the entrance to a building between two users respectively referring to the external unit and the internal unit, making the personal contacts of the two parties anonymous.

There is therefore a need for an innovative system that allows you to have the same functionality as of a traditional intercom/video intercom system placed at the entrance of a building for the opening of a shared access, without having to install equipment and complicated cable networks, without incurring maintenance and obsolescence costs, and which can offer a series of functionality? that a traditional system does not have.

The technical task proposed by the present invention is, therefore, that of realizing an authentication system for opening a shared access which allows to eliminate the complained technical drawbacks of the prior art. Within the scope of this technical task, a purpose of the invention is that of creating an authentication system for the opening of a shared access that makes the contacts between the two users anonymous.

Another purpose of the invention? to create an authentication system for? Opening a shared access that allows you to configure a building and a plurality? of condominiums that adhere to the system allowing the individual user to establish how it will be? individually displayed anonymously on the list associated with the property.

Not the last purpose of the invention? to create an authentication system for? Opening a shared access that allows a plurality? of mobile electronic workstations to access an access opening request also in the form of a unique display code.

The technical task, as well as? these and other aims, according to the present invention are achieved by realizing an authentication system for opening a shared access comprising:

- shared access;

- a wireless signaller installed at the access for locating the access configured to transmit an access identification code;

- access opening means;

- a plurality? of mobile electronic control stations for the opening means;

- a plurality? of mobile electronic workstations requesting access opening;

- an online communication platform accessible to said command stations, said request stations, and said wireless signaller, said online communication platform presenting a controller and a first database containing said access identification code, a second database of access identification codes each mobile control station, and a third database of identification codes of each mobile request station; where said controller enables the transmission of an opening request to a command station if the requesting station has received said access identification code from said wireless signaling device and has transmitted it to said controller and if the controller verifies the actual correspondence of said access identification code with that memorized in said first database and the effective correspondence of the identification code of the station which presented the opening request with one of those memorized in said third database.

Other characteristics of the present invention are also defined in the subsequent claims.

Further characteristics and advantages of the invention will become more evident from the description of a preferred but not exclusive embodiment of an authentication system for opening a shared access according to the invention , illustrated by way of example and not in limitation in the attached drawing, where :

Figure 1 schematically shows the architecture of the system.

With reference to the cited figures, an authentication system is shown for opening a shared access indicated overall with the reference number 1.

A shared access 10 comprises a wireless signaller 11 installed at the shared access 10 for the localization of the access, where this wireless signaller is? configured to transmit a unique access identification code.

The shared access comprises means 12 for opening the access, typically at least one electric lock.

System 1 comprises a plurality? of mobile electronic control stations 20 of the opening means 12 of the shared access 10, and a plurality of mobile electronic workstations of request 30 of opening of the shared access 10.

The system 1 further comprises an online communication platform 100 accessible from the command stations 20 and from the request stations 30 and from the wireless signaller 11.

The online communication platform 100 has at least one controller 101 and at least one first database 102 containing at least one unique identification code of a shared access 10 of at least a plurality of of shared accesses.

There are also present on the platform 100 at least a second database 103 of unique identification codes of each of the plurality of mobile control stations 20, and at least a third database 104 of unique identification codes of each of the plurality? of mobile request stations 30.

The controller 101 enables the transmission of a request to open the shared access 10 from a request station 30 to a command station 20 if the request station 30 has received from the wireless signaling device 11 the unique identification code of the shared access 10 and sent it to the same controller 101, and if the controller 101 verifies the effective correspondence of the unique identification code of the shared access 10 received with the one stored in the first database 102 and the effective correspondence of the unique identification code of the requesting station 30 which presented the opening request with one of those stored in the third database 104.

The operation of the authentication system for opening a shared access according to the invention is evident from what has been described and illustrated and, in particular, basically the following.

The system associates a shared access 10 to a property, creating a card which identifies its physical address, city, zip code and any further instructions and/or limits and accessibility characteristics, and this shared access 10 is then associated with a unique code which is stored in the memory 102 of the online communication platform 100.

Through a specific universal commercial application, suitably downloaded onto their smartphones or similar electronic devices, users of the system domiciled in the property associated with the shared access 10 configure their presence in the system as desired, associating their unencrypted name, which remains confidential and protected, the data they wish to make public and displayed by the system, such as, but not limited to, their references as they would appear on an external unit of a traditional video door phone system, such as name and surname or initials or code or nickname.

The user can also configure more information and provisions on how I can? be contacted, and other customized functions such as automatic deactivation of calls for a certain period of time, forwarding of calls to another personal number or a third party, and so on? Street.

This information is associated by the system with a unique identification code stored in the second database 103 of unique identification codes of the online communication platform 100 now associated with the user's smartphone recognized by the system as one of the plurality of command posts 20.

Similarly, the potential visitor who wishes to register in the system will in turn download? the (commercial, universal) application on your smartphone, or similar electronic device, configuring yourself in the system as you like, associating your unencrypted name, which remains confidential and protected, with the data you wish to make public and displayed by the system, such as, but not only that, for a carrier they could be the name of the seller of the goods, the name of his own delivery company or anything else that may be deemed of interest to be displayed publicly.

This information is associated by the system with a unique identification code stored in the third database 104 of unique identification codes of the online communication platform 100 now associated with the visitor's smartphone or similar electronic instrument, now recognized by the system as one of the plurality of request stations 30.

Advantageously, the authentication system 1 according to the present invention allows a plurality of of requesting stations 30 to obtain a single univocal "company" identification code, thus identifying for example a plurality? of 30 request stations referable to a single entity? of a commercial, supply and/or delivery nature.

When the visitor, already? registered in the system as described above, approaches the? physical address of the shared access 10, with one's own smartphone, or similar electronic device, now identified and also described as a request station 30, will open? the? application and will connect? to the authentication system 1 where will it come? recognized based on its unique identification code stored in the third database 104.

Will the visitor be therefore it is possible to search for the localization signal emitted, today preferably with BLE (Blootooth Low Energy) technology, by the transmitter 11 or by a plurality? of 11 transmitters nearby; a list of unique identification codes of shared accesses 10 sar? viewable by the visitor on his request station 30.

The visitor can then choose and request access to the one associated with the shared access 10 of one's interest, via the online IT platform 100 of the authentication system 1.

The controller 101 of the computer platform 100 verifies whether the request station 30 has received from the wireless signaling device 11 the unique identification code of the shared access 10 and verifies the effective correspondence of the unique identification code of the shared access 10 received with the stored one in the first database 102, and the effective correspondence of the univocal identification code of the requesting station 30 which presented the opening request with one of those stored in the third database 104.

Upon positive verification, system 1 via the IT platform 100 presenters? at the request station 30 the list of system users domiciled in the property associated with the shared access 10, now and hereinafter also identified as command stations 20 identified by the unique identification code stored in the second database 103, displaying the public authorized data as they would appear on an external unit of a traditional video door phone system, such as name and surname or initials or code or nickname.

At this point the visitor will scroll? the list of public data, by selecting the resident he is looking for on the basis of his own information, and by means of his own request station 30 activating a call to him via the online computer platform 100 of the authentication system 1.

The controller 101 of the IT platform 100 enables the transmission of the request to open the shared access 10 from the request station 30 to a command station 20, if it verifies the effective correspondence of the unique identification code of the request station 30 which has presented the opening request with one of those stored in the third database 104.

The user of the system/resident of the building receives the call on his control station 20, such as a telephone call or a notification on the basis of the instructions associated with his own unique identification code; the user can in turn connect to the authentication system 1 and communicate with the request station 30 recognized by the authentication system 1, start a conversation and find out about the reason for the visit, as well as, for example, exploiting the by now traditional characteristics of smartphones such as displaying on one's telephone the images transmitted by that of the visitor and/or those of the camera of the traditional video door phone system.

By means of suitable command means through the IT platform 100, from the command station 20 the user can? activate means 12 for opening the shared access 10, typically at least one electric lock.

Conveniently, the user of the authentication system 1 who proceeds, by way of non-limiting example, with an online purchase of goods, will be able to register the unique identification code of your control device 20 on the seller's authorization system, which can be communicated to the carrier designated by the seller for delivery respecting the confidentiality of the user?s name and personal telephone number.

Therefore, if the visitor is a carrier of a home delivery service, the unique identification code of his request station 30 registered in the authentication system 1 can clearly disclose to the command station 20 the name of the seller of the goods or the name of his own delivery company.

Advantageously, the authentication system 1 as described by the present invention manages the flow of information between the request station 30 and the command station 20 in anonymous form, through an exchange of unique identification codes, suitably stored in the first database 102 of the shared accesses 10, in the second database 103 of the command stations 20 and in the third database 103 of the request stations 30 of the IT platform 100.

Modifications and variations, in addition to those of which you? already said, are naturally possible, so?, for example those relating to the provisions that the command post 20 can? enter in the system 1 linked to one's own unique identification code and relating to the times of one's availability, or to a selection of different times and modes for request stations 30 relating to different or the same unique identification codes.

Yes ? in practice it has been found that an authentication system for opening a shared access according to the invention is particularly advantageous for making the contacts between the two users anonymous.

Advantageously, an authentication system for opening a shared access according to the invention makes it possible to configure a building and a plurality of of condominiums that adhere to the system allowing the individual user to establish how it will be? individually displayed anonymously on the list of users associated with the property. Further advantage of the invention ? to create an authentication system for? Opening a shared access that allows a plurality? of mobile electronic workstations to access a request to open the shared access also in the form of a single unique display code.

An authentication system for? Opening a shared access so? conceived ? susceptible to numerous modifications and variations, all falling within the scope of the inventive concept; moreover all the details can be replaced by technically equivalent elements, according to the requirements and to the state of the art.

For example, keeping the same numerical references for equivalent parts, the authentication system 1 can? be more generally used for signaling the presence in a physical delivery station 10 of a good instead of for opening a shared access.

In this case, the wireless location beacon 11 ? installed at the physical delivery station 10 for the location of the physical delivery station 10, and ? configured to transmit an identification code of the physical delivery station 10

The mobile electronic stations 20 are stations for receiving a presence signal, and the mobile electronic stations 30 are stations for transmitting a presence signal.

The online communication platform 100 ? accessible from the receiving stations 20, from the transmitting stations 30, and from the wireless signaller 11.

The online communication platform 100 presents the controller 101, the first database 102 containing the identification code of the physical delivery station 10, the second database 103 of identification codes of each of the plurality of the receiving stations 20, and the third database 104 of identification codes of each of the plurality? of mobile transmission stations 30.

Controller 101 ? configured to enable the transmission of the presence signal from a transmitting station 30 to a receiving station 20 if the transmitting station 30 has received from the wireless signaller 11 the identification code of the physical delivery station 10 and transmitted it to the controller 101 and if the controller 101 has verified the effective correspondence of the identification code of the physical delivery station 10 with the identification code stored in the first database 102 and the effective correspondence of the identification code of the transmission station 30 which presented the request for transmission.

Following authorization, system 1 via the 100 presenter computer platform? to the transmission station 30 the authorized data of the reception station 20 identified by the univocal identification code memorized in the second database 103, and the transmission station 30 will precede? to contact, for example through a telephone call, the receiving station 20.

Claims (12)

1. Authentication system for opening a shared access (1) including: at least one shared access (10), at least one wireless location beacon (11) installed at said shared access (10) for locating said access, said beacon being configured to transmit an identification code of said shared access (10), means of opening (12) of the shared access (10), a plurality? of mobile electronic command stations (20) of said opening means (12), a plurality? mobile electronic workstations requesting (30) to open said shared access (10), an online communication platform (100) accessible from said command stations (20), from said request stations (30), and from said wireless signaller (11), characterized in that said online communication platform (100) has at least one controller (101) and at least one first database (102) containing at least one identification code of said shared access (10), at least one second database (103) of identification codes of each of the plurality? of said mobile command stations (20), and at least a third database (104) of identification codes of each of the plurality? of said mobile request stations (30), said controller (101) being configured to enable the transmission of a request to open said shared access (10) from a said request station (30) to a said control station (20 ) if said request station (30) received from said wireless signaling device (11) said identification code of said shared access (10) and transmitted it to said controller (101) and if said controller (101) checked the? effective correspondence of said identification code of said shared access (10) with said identification code stored in said first database (102) and ? effective correspondence of said identification code of said request station (30) which presented the opening request with one of those stored in said third database (104). 2. Authentication system for opening a shared access (1) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that said identification codes are unique. 3. Authentication system for opening a shared access (1) according to any preceding claim, characterized in that said identification code of said shared access (10) identifies a physical address of a building. 4. Authentication system for opening a shared access (1) according to one or more? of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact that said identification code of each of the plurality? of said mobile control stations (20) associates the user's name, which remains confidential and protected, with the data that said user wishes to make public and displayed by the authentication system (1). 5. Authentication system for opening a shared access (1) according to one or more? of the preceding claims, characterized by the fact that said identification code of each of the plurality? of said mobile request stations (30) associates the user's name, which remains confidential and protected, with the data that said user wishes to make public and displayed by the authentication system (1). 6. Authentication system for opening a shared access (1) according to one or more? of the preceding claims, characterized in that said wireless location indicator (11) transmits with Bluetooth Low Energy technology. 7. Authentication system for opening a shared access (1) according to one or more? of the preceding claims, characterized in that said mobile electronic control stations (20) are smartphones, or similar electronic devices. 8. Authentication system for opening a shared access (1) according to one or more? of the preceding claims, characterized in that said mobile electronic request stations (30) are smartphones, or similar electronic devices. 9. Authentication system for opening a shared access (1) according to one or more? of the preceding claims, characterized in that said opening means (12) of said shared access (10) comprise at least one electric lock. 10. Authentication system for opening a shared access (1) according to one or more? of the preceding claims, characterized in that said mobile electronic control station (20) can? activate said opening means (12) of said shared access (10) through said computer platform (100). 11. Authentication system for opening a shared access (1) according to one or more? of the previous claims, characterized by the fact that a plurality? of said mobile electronic request stations (30) can be associated with a single unique identification code stored in said third database (104). 12. Authentication system for signaling the presence in a physical delivery location (10) of a good including: at least one physical delivery location (10), at least one wireless location beacon (11) installed at said delivery physical location (10) for locating said delivery physical location (10), said beacon being configured to transmit an identification code of said delivery physical location ( 10), a plurality? of mobile electronic stations (20) for receiving a presence signal, a plurality? of mobile electronic stations (30) for transmitting a presence signal, an online communication platform (100) accessible from said receiving locations (20), from said broadcasting locations (30), and from said wireless signaller (11), characterized in that said online communication platform (100) has at least one controller (101) and at least one first database (102) containing at least one identification code of said physical delivery station (10), at least one second database (103) of identification codes of each of the plurality? of said receiving stations (20), and at least a third database (104) of identification codes of each of the plurality? of said mobile transmission stations (30), said controller (101) being configured to enable the transmission of said presence signal from a transmission station (30) to a reception station (20) if said transmission station (30) has received from said wireless signaling device (11) said identification code of said physical delivery station (10) and transmitted it to said controller (101) and if said controller (101) has verified the effective correspondence of said identification code of said physical delivery station (10) with said identification code stored in said first database (102) and the effective correspondence of said identification code of said transmission station (30) which presented the transmission request.