System and method for applying over-locks without requiring unlock codes
Assignee10F Pursuit LLC
InventorsBradford Minsley, Clifton Minsley
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Abstract
The disclosure generally relates to a system and method for managing distributed encrypted combination over-locks from a remote location. In an exemplary embodiment, the invention is a distributed management system for self-storage facilities that allow for vacant units to be secured with over-locks without requiring unlock codes, and which allow the over-locks to be removed by customers without human or manual intervention from the self-storage facility, where an API is used to facilitate communications between a lock management system and a property management system.
Claims10
A method for securing a vacant storage unit comprising:
- applying an over-lock to prevent movement of a hasp affixed to a door of the vacant storage unit, wherein the over-lock is associated with an over-lock identifier;
- removing a lock pin from the over-lock in order to engage a tumbler within the over-lock;
- mapping the vacant storage unit with the over-lock identifier in a lock management system, wherein the over-lock identifier is associated with an unlock code for the over-lock;
- transmitting the unlock code to a property management system from the lock management system via an application programming interface (API);
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- upon rental of the vacant storage unit by a customer, transmitting the unlock code to the customer via an electronic method from the property management system,
- wherein the over-lock is not capable of electronic communication.
A system for securing a vacant storage unit using an over-lock, the system comprising:
- an over-lock comprising a first component having a shackle, and a second component configured to be manipulated in order to engage a locking mechanism;
- a lock management system configured to store an over-lock identifier associated with the over-lock, and further configured to store an unlock code associated with the over-lock identifier;
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- a property management system configured to receive the unlock code from the lock management system via an application programming interface (API),
- wherein the over-lock is configured to be secured to a hasp of a door of the vacant storage unit without requiring input of the unlock code, and wherein the over-lock requires input of the unlock code after engagement of the locking mechanism upon manipulation of the second component, and wherein the over-lock is not capable of electronic communication.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.