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US 10,619,380 B2Granted
Wireless electronic lock system and method
AssigneeSchlage Lock Company LLC
InventorsJohn R. Ahearn, Joseph W. Baumgarte, Gabriel D. Focke, Michael S. Henney
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Abstract
A electronic lock system and method including an electronic lock, a mobile device and/or a wireless device. The electronic lock is capable of sending a message to the mobile device via wireless communication and/or to the wireless device based on a triggering event. The mobile device and/or the wireless device may in turn perform an action based on the received message. In one embodiment, the electronic lock, the mobile device the wireless device communicate with one another wirelessly via Bluetooth communication.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- an electronic lock having a memory and a wireless communication transceiver;
- a first wireless device including a door chime;
- and
- a second wireless device including a doorbell button, wherein the second wireless device is configured to wirelessly transmit a first message to the electronic lock in response to the doorbell button being pressed;
- wherein the electronic lock is configured to:
- determine that a triggering event has occurred in response to receipt of the first message from the second wireless device;
- generate a second message based on the triggering event;
- identify the first wireless device from a plurality of external devices to receive the second message based on the triggering event;
- determine whether the first wireless device is within wireless communication range of the wireless communication transceiver of the electronic lock;
- store, in the memory of the electronic lock, at least one of the second message or the triggering event in response to a determination that the first wireless device is not within the wireless communication range of the wireless communication transceiver of the electronic lock;
- and
- transmit the second message from the electronic lock to the first wireless device in response to a determination that the first wireless device is within wireless communication range of the wireless communication transceiver of the electronic lock;
- and
- wherein the first wireless device is configured to:
- receive the second message;
- and
- annunciate, via the door chime, that the triggering event has occurred based on the received second message.
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A system, comprising:
- an electronic lock;
- a first wireless device including a door chime;
- a second wireless device including a doorbell button, wherein the second wireless device is configured to wirelessly transmit a first message to the electronic lock in response to the doorbell button being pressed;
- and
- a mobile device;
- wherein the electronic lock is configured to:
- determine that a triggering event has occurred in response to receipt of the first message from the second wireless device;
- generate a second message based on the triggering event;
- identify the first wireless device from a plurality of external devices to receive the second message based on the triggering event;
- and
- transmit the second message from the electronic lock to the first wireless device;
- and
- wherein the first wireless device is configured to:
- receive the second message;
- and
- annunciate, via the door chime, that the triggering event has occurred based on the received second message;
- and
- wherein the electronic lock is further configured to:
- generate a third message based on the triggering event;
- identify the mobile device from the plurality of external devices to receive the third message based on the triggering event;
- transmit the third message from the electronic lock to the mobile device via wireless communication;
- determine whether the mobile device is within wireless communication range of a wireless communication transceiver of the electronic lock;
- and
- store, in the memory of the electronic lock, at least one of the triggering event or the third message in response to a determination that the mobile device is not within the wireless communication range of the wireless communication transceiver;
- and
- wherein to transmit the third message from the electronic lock to the mobile device comprises to transmit the third message from the electronic lock to the mobile device via the wireless communication transceiver in response to a determination that the mobile device is within the wireless communication range of the wireless communication transceiver.
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A system, comprising:
- an electronic lock;
- a first wireless device including a door chime;
- a second wireless device including a doorbell button, wherein the second wireless device is configured to wirelessly transmit a first message to the electronic lock in response to the doorbell button being pressed;
- a mobile device;
- and
- at least one of a router or a bridge device;
- and
- wherein the electronic lock is configured to:
- determine that a triggering event has occurred in response to receipt of the first message from the second wireless device;
- generate a second message based on the triggering event;
- identify the first wireless device from a plurality of external devices to receive the second message based on the triggering event;
- and
- transmit the second message from the electronic lock to the first wireless device;
- and
- wherein the first wireless device is configured to:
- receive the second message;
- and
- annunciate, via the door chime, that the triggering event has occurred based on the received second message;
- and
- wherein the electronic lock is further configured to:
- generate a third message based on the triggering event;
- identify the mobile device from the plurality of external devices to receive the third message based on the triggering event;
- transmit the third message from the electronic lock to the mobile device via wireless communication;
- determine whether the mobile device is within wireless communication range of a wireless communication transceiver of the electronic lock;
- and
- store, in a memory of at least one of the router or the bridge device, at least one of the triggering event or the third message in response to a determination that the mobile device is not within the wireless communication range of the wireless communication transceiver.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.