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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2022
Carefusion 303, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Elaheh Alizadehbirjandi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Mustafa Yusufi, Escondido, CA (US);
Michael K. Rahilly, Encinitas, CA (US);
Bob Reents, San Diego, CA (US);
Thi Q. Ho, San Diego, CA (US);
CAREFUSION 303, INC., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A access control system includes a catch configured to be affixed to an inner portion of an enclosure, a latch configured to engage the catch when the catch is attached to the enclosure and an access door of the enclosure is in a closed position. The access control system is configured to detect, using one or more sensors, when the latch is within a predetermined proximity of the catch, and responsive to detecting that the latch is not within the predetermined proximity of the catch, determine whether an authorized credential was received via a communication interface to open the latch, and when the authorized credential was received, register an authorized opening of the latch in a memory device, and when the authorized credential was not received, register an the unauthorized opening of the latch in the memory device and enter an alert state.