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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 28, 2006
Dale Finney, Oshawa, CA;
Jeffrey Mazereeuw, Newmarket, CA;
Claudio Cargnelli, Toronto, CA;
Donald Glenn Thompson, Guelph, CA;
Dale Finney, Oshawa, CA;
Jeffrey Mazereeuw, Newmarket, CA;
Claudio Cargnelli, Toronto, CA;
Donald Glenn Thompson, Guelph, CA;
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure describes apparatus, methods, and system for secure access control of an intelligent electronic device ('IED') by multiple personnel. Within the IED a set of basic permissions is defined. A software program allows a security administrator create specific roles from the basic permissions. The software program can then be used to assign to a user a specific role for one or more specific IEDs. This action creates a set of unique security keys for the user and a unique security file for each IED. When a user accesses an IED the system identifies the user from the security key and determines his/her permissions using the security file. The security key may take the form of a password inputted into the IED, an access device incorporated within the IED, and/or a remote access device positioned proximate the IED or removably positioned in the IED.