Systems and methods for unlocking a lock

A method implemented on a bicycle sharing system including a lock for a bicycle and a server, comprising:

• receiving, by the server via a network, a first service request for bicycle sharing to unlock the lock from a terminal device, the first service request being associated with a wireless connection between the lock and the terminal device;
• transmitting, by the server via the network, a password associated with the first service request to the terminal device;
• receiving, by the lock, an input associated with the terminal device;
• determining, by the lock, whether the received input satisfies an unlocking condition;
• and
• actuating, by the lock, based on a result of the determination that the received input satisfies the unlocking condition, a locking mechanism to unlock the lock, the unlocking condition be relating to a pre-stored password stored in a storage device of the lock, wherein the pre-stored password is obtained by the lock from the server at a time point when a preceding service transaction associated with a preceding service request is completed and before receiving the first service request for bicycle sharing.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a computer program product, the computer program product comprising instructions configured to cause a computing device to perform a method, the method comprising:

• receiving, via a network, a first service request for bicycle sharing to unlock a lock for a bicycle from a terminal device, the first service request being associated with a wireless connection between the lock and the terminal device;
• and
• transmitting, via the network, a password associated with the first service request to the terminal device;
• receiving, by the lock, an input associated with the terminal device;
• determining, by the lock, whether the received input satisfies an unlocking condition;
• and
• actuating, by the lock, based on a result of the determination that the received input satisfies the unlocking condition, a locking mechanism to unlock the lock, the unlocking condition be relating to a pre-stored password stored in a storage device of the lock, wherein the pre-stored password is obtained by the lock from the computing device at a time point when a prior preceding service transaction associated with a preceding service request is completed and before receiving the first service request for bicycle sharing.

A lock for a bicycle, comprising:

• a storage device;
• a locking mechanism configured to move between a locking position of the lock and an unlocking position of the lock;
• a communication port;
• and
• a controller configured to:
• receive an input associated with a terminal device, the received input including unlocking information received by the terminal device from a server in response to a first service request for bicycle sharing transmitted from the terminal device to the server to unlock the lock, the service request including information relating to a wireless connection between the communication port and the terminal device;
• determine whether the received input satisfies an unlocking condition;
• and
• actuate, based on a result of the determination that the received input satisfies the unlocking condition, the locking mechanism to unlock the lock, the unlocking condition be relating to a pre-stored password stored in the storage device of the lock, wherein the pre-stored password is obtained by the lock from the server at a time point when a preceding service transaction associated with a preceding service request is completed and before receiving the first service request for bicycle sharing.