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US 11,036,328 B2Granted
Touch input lock
AssigneeSchlage Lock Company LLC
InventorsAndrew Setter, Scott Baxter, Chris R. Snider
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Abstract
An exemplary credential reader includes a touch-sensitive region and is configured to generate tap information and/or swipe information in response to the touch-sensitive region being tapped and/or swiped. In certain forms, the touch-sensitive region is a non-displaying track pad. In other forms, the touch-sensitive region is a touch-sensitive display. A lockset including the credential reader further includes a controller configured to generate credential information based upon information received from the credential reader. The controller may compare the credential information to an authorized credential and transmit a grant/deny signal based upon the comparing.
Claims27
A lockset, comprising:
- a locking member movable between a locking position and an unlocking position to adjust the lockset between a locked state and an unlocked state;
- an electronic actuator configured to move the locking member from the locking position to the unlocking position in response to receiving an unlock signal;
- an outside assembly configured for mounting to an outer side of a door, wherein the outside assembly includes a credential reader comprising a first touch-sensitive display and a first touch-sensitive adjustment region;
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- a controller in communication with the credential reader and the electronic actuator, wherein the controller is configured to:
- cause the first touch-sensitive display to display a displayed code character;
- alter the displayed code character in response to the first touch-sensitive adjustment region being touched;
- generate credential information related to the displayed code character in response to the first touch-sensitive display being touched;
- compare the credential information to an authorized credential;
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- transmit the unlock signal to the electronic actuator in response to the credential information matching the authorized credential;
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- wherein the first touch-sensitive display and the first touch-sensitive adjustment region are separate and distinct components.
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A lockset, comprising:
- a locking member movable between a locking position and an unlocking position to adjust the lockset between a locked state and an unlocked state;
- an electronic actuator configured to move the locking member from the locking position to the unlocking position in response to receiving an unlock signal;
- an outside assembly configured for mounting to an outer side of a door, wherein the outside assembly includes a credential reader comprising a touch-sensitive display operable to display a displayed code character, wherein the displayed code character is an alphanumeric character, wherein the credential reader is configured to adjust the displayed code character in a first adjusting manner in response to the touch-sensitive display being touched in a first touching manner, and to transmit code character information relating to the code character in response to the touch-sensitive display being touched in a second touching manner;
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- a controller in communication with the credential reader and the electronic actuator, wherein the controller is configured to:
- generate credential information based upon code character information received from the credential reader;
- compare the credential information to an authorized credential;
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- transmit the unlock signal to the electronic actuator in response to the credential information matching the authorized credential;
- wherein the touch-sensitive display comprises a first touch-sensitive display region operable to display the displayed code character;
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- wherein the credential reader is configured to transmit the code character information in response to the first touch-sensitive display region being touched.
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A lockset, comprising:
- a locking member movable between a locking position and an unlocking position to adjust a locked state and an unlocked state of the lockset;
- an electronic actuator configured to move the locking member of the lockset from the locking position to the unlocking position in response to receiving an unlock signal;
- an outside assembly configured for mounting to an outer side of a door, wherein the outside assembly includes a credential reader comprising a touch-sensitive region operable to distinguish between swipes and taps, to transmit swipe information in response to a swipe on the touch-sensitive region, and to generate tap information in response to a tap on the touch-sensitive region;
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- a controller in communication with the credential reader and the electronic actuator, wherein the controller is configured to:
- generate credential information based upon the swipe information and the tap information;
- compare the credential information to an authorized credential;
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- transmit the unlock command to the electronic actuator in response to the credential information matching the authorized credential;
- wherein the credential reader comprises a display including a first touch-sensitive display region configured to display a displayed code character, wherein the displayed code character is selected from a set of available code characters including a plurality of alphanumeric characters;
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- wherein the controller is configured to adjust the displayed code character within the set of available code characters in response to the swipe information, and to include the displayed code character in the credential information in response to tapping of the displayed code character.
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A lockset, comprising:
- a locking member movable between a locking position and an unlocking position;
- an electronic actuator configured to move the locking member from the locking position to the unlocking position in response to receiving an unlock signal;
- a credential reader comprising:
- a touch-sensitive display region configured to display a displayed code character and to transmit code character information in response to touching of the first touch-sensitive display region;
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- a first touch-sensitive adjustment region configured to display a first adjustment indicium and to transmit a first adjustment signal in response to touching of the first touch-sensitive adjustment region;
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- a controller in communication with the credential reader and the electronic actuator, wherein the controller is configured to:
- adjust the displayed code character in a first adjusting manner in response to the first adjustment signal;
- generate credential information based upon the code character information;
- compare the credential information to an authorized credential;
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- transmit the unlock signal to the electronic actuator in response to the credential information matching the authorized credential.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.