Regional lock-state control system with people locator capability
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorAdam Kuenzi
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Abstract
A lock-state control system comprises a control arrangement, mobile devices, and lock assemblies. The control arrangement includes a status module, a locator module, a control module, and at least one processor configured to execute the modules. The devices each include a device module and a processor configured to execute the modules. The assemblies are adapted to move between locked and unlocked states as commanded by the control module in response to an event. The status module is configured to send a notification to each one of the devices upon the event, thereby initiating the device module to scan for advertisements transmitted by a each respective one of the assemblies when placed in one of the locked and unlocked states.
Claims19
A regional lock-state control system for operation within a region, the regional lock-state control system comprising:
- a plurality of mobile device modules each operable to receive a wireless lock-state notification from a server;
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- wherein each of the plurality of mobile device modules is operable to, responsive to the lock-state notification, determine proximity data that is used to perform proximity operations comprising:
- determining distances from each of the plurality of mobile device modules to each of a plurality of lock assemblies;
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- determining, for each of the plurality of mobile device modules, a closest one of the plurality of lock assemblies;
- wherein each of the plurality of mobile device modules is operable to send a wireless status message comprising the proximity data of each of the plurality of mobile device modules.
A method of operating a regional lockdown system comprising:
- receiving at each of a plurality of mobile device modules a wireless lock-state notification from a server;
- wherein each of the plurality of mobile device modules is operable to, responsive to the lock-state notification, determine proximity data that is used to perform proximity operations comprising:
- determining distances from each of the plurality of mobile device modules to each of a plurality of lock assemblies;
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- determining, for each of the plurality of mobile device modules, a closest one of the plurality of lock assemblies;
- wherein each of the plurality of mobile device modules is operable to send a wireless status message comprising the proximity data of each of the plurality of mobile device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.