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US 10,134,211 B2Granted
Methods for displaying feedback indicators associated with battery and/or signal strength via a keypad
AssigneeSchlage Lock Company LLC
InventorMichael Patrick Hogan
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Abstract
Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for determining a condition of an electronic lock that may include a keypad, determining at least one of a plurality of keys of the keypad to illuminate based on the condition, and illuminating at least one of the keys on the keypad to indicate the condition and/or provide an audible feedback.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- determining at least one of a state of charge of a battery and a signal strength of a wireless connection of an electronic lock including a keypad;
- determining one of a plurality of keys of the keypad to illuminate based on at least one of the state of charge and the signal strength;
- and
- illuminating the ono key on the keypad to indicate at least one of the state of charge and the signal strength, wherein a numeric value on the one key corresponds to one of the state of charge and the signal strength.
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A method, comprising:
- determining a value of at least one of a state of charge of a battery and a signal strength of a wireless connection of an electronic lock including a keypad having a plurality of keys;
- selecting at least one of the plurality of keys to illuminate based on a location of the key within the keypad and as a function of the determined value of the at least one of the state of charge of the battery and the signal strength of the wireless connection;
- and
- illuminating the selected at least one of the plurality of keys.
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An electronic lock, comprising:
- a keypad including a plurality of keys and a light source configured to illuminate at least one of the plurality of keys;
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- a controller operably connected to the keypad, wherein the controller is configured to determine at least one of a state of charge of a battery and a signal strength of a wireless connection, of the electronic lock, and to control operation of the light source based on the determined state of charge of the battery or the signal strength of the wireless connection to thereby illuminate the at least one of the plurality of keys to provide an indication corresponding to the state of charge of the battery or the signal strength of the wireless connection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.