by Brianna Crandall — March 7, 2014—Bethesda, Maryland-headquartered Brivo Labs, an Internet of Things company in the emerging social access management market, has unveiled a Glassware application that is one of the first integrations connecting Google Glass to physical access management, giving a glimpse of things to come.
Brivo Labs’ OKDoor is a Glassware application that integrates with Brivo Labs’ SAM API (social access management application programming interface) to provide physical access control with Google Glass. Brivo Labs created OKDoor to highlight one of the many capabilities of the company’s SAM API; Brivo Labs says OKDoor is a prime example of how the company merges current technologies with traditional security and access control.
OkDoor works by providing notification to a person inside a building that someone outside needs to gain access. First, an outdoor camera pushes a snapshot of the individual to the Google Glass wearer inside the building. The wearer is then presented with the ability to allow or deny entry. The OKDoor user can then remotely unlock the door and allow the visitor inside, from wherever they are in the building.
The OKDoor video gives a visual explanation of the new technology.
Brivo Labs enhances the everyday experience of entering physical places with products and services that allow people to interact with the physical world using their social identity.
Brivo Labs’ SAM API can authenticate visitors and associate several forms of secure credentials to access physical devices. Social authentication and provisioning of access is implemented by connecting with leading social network platforms such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Life360. SAM also provides developers with the resources to perform data analysis, manage devices, authorize schedules, and get access to hosted Internet protocol (IP) video, and it offers real time device control with remote automation.
