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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 03, 1999
Jeffrey Martin Harris, Chandler, AZ (US);
Ernest Earl Woodard, Chandler, AZ (US);
William Bryan Austin, Chandler, AZ (US);
George William Muncaster, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Motorola, Inc., Schaumburg, IL (US);
Abstract
An entryway system includes a door entry system ( ) located near an entry door ( ), and a personal presence identifier ( ) carried by a guest and coupled to the door entry system by a short-range wireless link ( ). The door entry system and the personal presence identifier are arranged and programmed to establish a personal area network with one another when the personal presence identifier is within wireless transmission range of the door entry system. The door entry system is also programmed to determine ( ) whether further communications with the personal presence identifier are authorized. The personal presence identifier and the door entry system are also arranged and programmed to exchange ( ) needs specifications and capability specifications with one another after the door entry system has determined that further communications with the personal presence identifier are authorized.