Turnstile security system - Patent 1531227

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EP 1 531 227 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	26.07.2006 Bulletin 2006/30

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	18.05.2005 Bulletin 2005/20

(21)	Application number: 04105309.1

(22)	Date of filing: 26.10.2004

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

E05G 5/00^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL HR LT LV MK

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Priority:

12.11.2003 GB 0326411

(71)	Applicant: Laing O'Rourke Plc
	Dartford, Kent DA2 6SN (GB)

(72)	Inventor:
	Morris, Brian John c/o O'Rourke Civil & Structural Admirals Park Crossways Dartford DA2 6SN (GB)

(74)	Representative: Cookson, Barbara Elizabeth
	Filemot Technology Law Ltd. 25 Southampton Buildings London WC2A 1AL London WC2A 1AL (GB)

(54)	Turnstile security system

(57) A security access entry channel unit (2) has a wall (22) defining two channels (4,6) each through a separate mantrap turnstile (8, 10) at either side of a control cabin (20). Two V-shaped screens 35 are fitted to the upper portion of the rotor posts (28) at head height opposite a window in the cabin so that a camera can capture facial dimensions of a person in a quadrant of the turnstile facing the cabin (20). Biometric facial recognition can then be used to identify the user and release the rotor assembly (24) of the turnstile to either allow the user through a secure perimeter or return the user to his point of entry. A clock also records time of entry and exit of each user and can output data directly to a payroll administration system.

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