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.
Claims20
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 display and a first touch-sensitive adjustment region separate from the display;
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- a controller in communication with the credential reader and the electronic actuator, wherein the controller is configured to:
- cause the display to display an indicia;
- alter the displayed indicia in response to the first touch-sensitive adjustment region being touched;
- generate credential information related to the displayed indicia;
- 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.
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 including a touch-sensitive display region and operable to display an indicia, wherein the credential reader is configured to adjust the displayed indicia in a first adjusting manner in response to the touch-sensitive display region being touched in a first touching manner, and to transmit data relating to the indicia in response to the touch-sensitive display region 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 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.
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 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 signal 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 an indicia, wherein the displayed indicia is selected from a set of available indicia;
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- wherein the controller is configured to adjust the displayed indicia within the set of available indicia in response to the swipe information, and to include the displayed indicia in the credential information in response to tapping of the displayed indicia.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.