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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2020
Johnson Controls Technology Company, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Leyla Mousavi, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Scott G. Ambelang, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A facility management system comprises a server, a biometric identification unit, and a processing circuit. The server is configured to store a list of registered users, and biometric information and access rights pertaining to each registered users. The biometric identification unit is associated with the building equipment. The biometric identification unit is enabled to facilitate a user desiring access to the associated building equipment to scan at least one biometric parameter, and subsequent to scanning of the biometric parameter the biometric identification unit is configured to generate a scanned biometric information. The processing circuit is communicatively coupled with the server and the biometric identification unit, and is configured to: authenticate the user based on the biometric information and the scanned biometric information; determine the access rights for the authenticated user; and subsequently provide access to the authenticated user to operate the associated building equipment based on the determined access rights.