Security Key for Geographic Locations

Abstract

A security key to access a geographic location is sent after one or more threshold requirements are met for an entrant. In aspects, this includes a scheduling requirement and/or a proximity requirement. The security key may be encrypted with a code. The proximity requirement may be satisfied using RFID technology.

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         16 . A computer implemented method comprising the operations of:
 (a) receiving geographic location information, the geographic location information including at least one threshold and a duration of time that an entrant is permitted to access a geographic location;   (b) receiving entrant information;   (c) determining the entrant information meets the at least one threshold by performing at least one security check using the entrant information;   (d) determining, based on the determination of operation (c), that the entrant is permitted to access the geographic location during the duration of time; and   (e) providing a notice to the entrant associated with the entrant information that the entrant is permitted to access the geographic location, wherein the notice includes the duration of time that the entrant is permitted to access the geographic location.   
     
     
         17 . The computer implemented method of  claim 16 , further comprising the operations of:
 (f) determining that a device is associated with the entrant using the entrant information;   (g) sending a security key to an entrant device associated with the entrant, wherein the security key facilitates access to the geographic location during the duration of time that the entrant is permitted to access the geographic location.   
     
     
         18 . The computer implemented method of  claim 17 , wherein the security key is unique to the entrant. 
     
     
         19 . The computer implemented method of  claim 16 , further comprising the operations of:
 (f) determining that a current time and date is within the duration of time that the entrant is permitted to access the geographic location while an entrant device is proximate to the geographic location; and   (g) as a result of the determination of operation (g), actuating a locking mechanism.   
     
     
         20 . The computer implemented method of  claim 19 , wherein the proximity of the entrant device to the geographic location is determined by the entrant device communicating with a locking device via wireless communication. 
     
     
         21 . The computer implemented method of  claim 16 , wherein operation (c) further includes the actions of:
 receiving, from a third-party website, at least one of a relationship or a connection between an owner of the geographic location and the entrant; and   using the relationship or connection to perform, at least in part, the at least one security check.   
     
     
         22 . The computer implemented method of  claim 16 , wherein the geographic location information includes photographs of the geographic location. 
     
     
         23 . The computer implemented method of  claim 16 , wherein the entrant information includes a mobile device identifier. 
     
     
         24 . A computer implemented method comprising:
 receiving geographic location information, wherein the geographic location information includes a geographic location and scheduling information that indicates at least one date and time at which an entrant is permitted to access the geographic location;   associating, at one or more servers, the geographic location information with a geographic location profile using a unique geographic location identifier;   receiving, at the one or more servers, information regarding an entrant;   verifying the entrant is permitted to access the geographic location; and   in response to the verification, sending an entrant device associated with the entrant a security key, wherein the security key facilitates access to the geographic location on the at least one date and time.   
     
     
         25 . The computer implemented method of  claim 24 , further comprising:
 verifying that the entrant is permitted to access the geographic location by:
 sending, from the one or more servers, a request for a pin code to the entrant; and 
 receiving the pin code from the entrant device. 
   
     
     
         26 . The computer implemented method of  claim 24 , wherein the security key is a numeric or alpha-numeric code. 
     
     
         27 . The computer implemented method of  claim 25 , wherein the security key is used in combination with wireless technology to actuate a locking mechanism. 
     
     
         28 . The computer implemented method of  claim 24 , wherein the information regarding the entrant includes a mobile device identifier. 
     
     
         29 . A computer implemented method comprising:
 receiving entrant information;   associating the entrant information with an entrant profile using a first unique identifier;   receiving geographic location information, wherein the geographic location information includes at least one threshold requirement and a geographic location;   associating the geographic location information with a geographic location profile using a second unique identifier; and   performing a security check using the at least one threshold requirement and at least portion of the entrant information to determine that an entrant is permitted to access the geographic location for a limited duration of time.   
     
     
         30 . The computer implemented method of  claim 29 , further comprising:
 based on performing the security check, sending a security key to an entrant device that facilitates access to the geographic location for the limited duration of time.   
     
     
         31 . The method of  claim 30 , wherein the security key is unique to the entrant. 
     
     
         32 . The computer implemented method of  claim 29 , further comprising:
 based on performing the security check operation, actuating a lock when the entrant is proximate to the geographic location during the limited duration of time.   
     
     
         33 . The computer implemented method of  claim 32 , wherein the proximity of the entrant to the geographic location is determined by an entrant device communicating with the lock via wireless communication. 
     
     
         34 . The method of  claim 33 , wherein the wireless communication is BLUETOOTH. 
     
     
         35 . The method of  claim 29 , wherein the security check comprises:
 sending, from a server, a request for a pin code to the entrant associated with the entrant profile; and   receiving the pin code from an entrant device.