The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022

Filed:

Feb. 19, 2021
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Colin Ian Holyoake, Braishfield, GB;

Michael James Bettle-Shaffer, Winchester, GB;

Graham Jon Eames, Winchester, GB;

Maurice Francis Gray, Whitchurch, GB;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 9/23 (2020.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01); G06F 21/35 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 9/23 (2020.01); G06F 21/35 (2013.01); G06K 19/0723 (2013.01); G07C 9/00309 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00777 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method includes: reading, by a tile lifter, a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag within a floor tile that is locked to a support structure; comparing, by the tile lifter, a personal identification number (PIN) of the RFID tag to an access code within the tile lifter; determining, by the tile lifter, a match between the PIN of the RFID tag and the access code; and actuating, by the tile lifter and in response to the determining the match, an actuator in the floor tile.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Loading…