Door improvements and data mining via accelerometer and magnetometer electronic component

An electronic door lock for a door that secures a passageway, the lock comprising:

• at least one sensor configured to generate sensor data;
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• a processor configured to execute stored program instructions to:
• determine whether one or more operating state thresholds are satisfied based on the sensor data, wherein the one or more operating state thresholds indicate that the door is operating in an acceptable operating state when the one or more operating state thresholds are satisfied based on the sensor data thereby indicating that the door is opening and/or closing without a change in direction of door acceleration, and the one or more operating state thresholds indicate that the door is operating in an unacceptable operating state when at least one of the operating state thresholds is unsatisfied based on the sensor data thereby indicating that the door is opening and/or closing with a change in direction of door acceleration;
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• provide a status of the door with respect to the passageway indicative of whether the door is operating in the unacceptable operating state thereby indicating that the door is not opening and/or closing with a change in direction of door acceleration or the acceptable operating state thereby indicating that the door is opening and/or closing without a change in direction of door acceleration.

A method for determining a status of a door, the method comprising:

• analyzing sensor data related to movement of the door generated by at least one sensor in a door lock;
• determining whether a plurality of operating state thresholds are satisfied based on the sensor data, wherein each of the operating state thresholds indicates that operation of the door is operating in an acceptable operating state when the plurality of operating state thresholds are satisfied based on the sensor data thereby indicating that the door is opening and/or closing without a change in direction of door acceleration, and that operation of the door is operating in an unacceptable operating state when at least one of the plurality of operating state thresholds fails to be satisfied based on the sensor data thereby indicating that the door is opening and/or closing with a change in direction of door acceleration;
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• providing a status of the door with respect to the opening signifying whether the door is operating in the unacceptable operating state thereby indicating that the door is opening and/or closing with a change in direction of door acceleration or the acceptable operating state thereby indicating that the door is opening and/or closing without a change in direction of door acceleration.

A method for determining a status of a door with respect to a passageway, the method comprising:

• providing a magnetometer in a door lock;
• analyzing magnetometer data of the door generated by the magnetometer;
• determining whether one or more operating state thresholds are satisfied based on the magnetometer data, wherein the one or more operating state thresholds indicate that the door is operating in an acceptable operating state when the one or more operating state thresholds are satisfied based on the magnetometer data, and the one or more operating state thresholds indicate that the door is operating in an unacceptable operating state when at least one of the operating state thresholds is unsatisfied based on the magnetometer data thereby indicating that the door is in a propped state or a forced door condition;
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• providing a status of the door with respect to the passageway signifying whether the door is operating in the unacceptable operating state thereby indicating that the door is in the propped state or the forced door condition or the acceptable operating state.

An electronic door lock for a door that secures a passageway, the lock comprising:

• a magnetometer configured to generate magnetometer data based on a sensed magnetic field;
• and
• a processor configured to execute stored program instructions to:
• determine whether one or more operating state thresholds are satisfied based on the magnetometer data, wherein the one or more operating state thresholds indicate that the door is operating in an acceptable operating state when the one or more operating state thresholds are satisfied based on the magnetometer data, and the one or more operating state thresholds indicate that the door is operating in an unacceptable operating state when at least one of the operating state thresholds is unsatisfied based on the magnetometer data thereby indicating that the door has sagged relative to an installation position of the door;
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• provide a status of the door with respect to the passageway indicative of whether the door is operating in the unacceptable operating state thereby indicating that the door has sagged relative to the installation position of the door or the acceptable operating state.

A method for determining a status of a door, the method comprising:

• analyzing sensor data related to movement of the door generated by at least one sensor in a door lock;
• determining whether a plurality of operating state thresholds are satisfied based on the sensor data, wherein each of the operating state thresholds indicates that operation of the door is operating in an acceptable operating state when the plurality of operating state thresholds are satisfied based on the sensor data, and that operation of the door is operating in an unacceptable operating state when at least one of the plurality of operating state thresholds fails to be satisfied based on the sensor data thereby indicating the door is positioned at a nonzero angle relative to the passageway for at least a threshold period of time;
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• providing a status of the door with respect to the opening signifying whether the door is operating in the unacceptable operating state thereby indicating the door is positioned at the nonzero angle relative to the passageway for at least the threshold period of time or acceptable operating state.