Wireless locking device

A method of operating an electronic lock, comprising:

• detecting, via a touch sensor, user input touch interactions as one of short input interactions and long input interactions based on a duration of each detected user input touch interaction;
• indicating, via a status indicator, whether each detected touch input interaction is detected as a short input interaction or a long input interaction;
• determining, via an electronic controller, that a detected series of short and long input interactions matches an unlock code defined as an ordered series of interspersed short and long input interactions;
• and
• transitioning the locking mechanism from the locked state to the unlocked state based on determination that the detected series of short and long input interactions matches the stored unlock code.

An electronic lock, comprising:

• a lock body;
• a locking mechanism to transition between a locked state and an unlocked state;
• a sensor to detect:
• manual user inputs as short input interactions that each have a duration of time less than a threshold value, and
• manual user inputs as long input interactions that each have a duration of time longer than the threshold value;
• a storage medium to store an unlock code defined as an ordered series of short and long input interactions;
• and a controller to:
• compare a series of short and long input interactions detected by the sensor with the stored unlock code;
• transition the locking mechanism from the locked state to the unlocked state based on a determination that a detected series of short and long input interactions match the stored unlock code.