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US 11,776,333 B2Granted
Untrusted user management in electronic locks
AssigneeASSA ABLOY Americas Residential Inc.
InventorMatthew Denton Lovett
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Abstract
A biometric wireless electronic lockset includes a processor, a battery, a memory communicatively connected to the processor, a user interface, a wireless communication interface, a locking bolt, a motor, and a biometric sensor. The processor is configured to execute instructions which cause the processor to compare stored biometric data to a received first biometric data. Each known user entry includes a user identity of a known user, biometric data, and an indication of whether the known user is an authorized user. Based on a determination that the first biometric data corresponds to a known user entry and whether or not the known user is an authorized user or an unauthorized user, a plurality of responses may be generated.
Claims28
A biometric wireless electronic lockset, comprising:
- a processor;
- a battery;
- a memory communicatively connected to the processor;
- a user interface;
- a wireless communication interface;
- a locking bolt movable between a locked position and an unlocked position;
- a motor actuatable by the processor to move the locking bolt between the locked and unlocked positions;
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- a biometric sensor communicatively connected to the processor and configured to receive biometric data;
- wherein the processor is configured to execute instructions stored in the memory, the instructions causing the processor to perform:
- receiving, from the biometric sensor, first biometric data;
- comparing the first biometric data to stored biometric data in the memory, the stored biometric data comprising a plurality of known user entries, each known user entry including a user identity of a known user, biometric data, and an indication of whether the known user is an authorized user;
- based on a determination that the first biometric data corresponds to an entry among the plurality of known user entries and that the known user is an authorized user, actuating the motor to move the locking bolt from the locked position to the unlocked position;
- based on a determination that the first biometric data does not correspond to any entries among the plurality of known user entries, generating an error response at the user interface indicating that the biometric data does not correspond to a known user;
- and
- based on a determination that the first biometric data corresponds to an entry among the plurality of known user entries and that the known user is not an authorized user, generating a second response different from the error response at the user interface while maintaining the locking bolt in the locked position.
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A method of using a biometric wireless electronic lockset, comprising:
- receiving user access information from a mobile device of an administrative user of the biometric wireless lockset, wherein the user access information edits at least one known user entry of a plurality of known user entries stored in a memory of the biometric wireless lockset, each known user entry including a user identity of a known user, fingerprint data, and an indication of whether the known user is an authorized user, the user access information changing the indication in the at least one known user entry from an authorized state to an unauthorized state;
- receiving first fingerprint data on a fingerprint reader integrated into the biometric wireless lockset;
- comparing the first fingerprint data to stored fingerprint data in the memory of the biometric wireless lockset;
- and
- based on a determination that the first fingerprint data corresponds to the at least one known user entry having the indication in the unauthorized state, generating a notification at the biometric wireless lockset indicating malfunction of the biometric wireless lockset.
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A biometric wireless electronic lockset, comprising:
- a processor;
- a battery;
- a memory communicatively connected to the processor;
- a user interface;
- a wireless communication interface;
- a locking bolt movable between a locked position and an unlocked position;
- a motor actuatable by the processor to move the locking bolt between the locked and unlocked positions;
- and
- a fingerprint reader communicatively connected to the processor and configured to receive fingerprint data;
- wherein the processor is configured to execute instructions stored in the memory, the instructions causing the processor to perform:
- receiving user access information from a mobile device of an administrative user of the lockset, the user access information editing at least one known user entry of a plurality of known user entries stored in the memory, each known user entry including a user identity of a known user, fingerprint data, and an indication of whether the known user is an authorized user, the user access information changing the indication in the at least one known user entry from an authorized state to an unauthorized state;
- receiving first fingerprint data on the fingerprint reader;
- comparing the first fingerprint data to stored fingerprint data in the memory;
- based on a determination that the first fingerprint data corresponds to the at least one known user entry having the indication in the unauthorized state, generating a notification at the lockset indicating malfunction of the lockset.
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A method of using an application for maintaining access of a biometric lockset, the method comprising:
- receiving a log-in information from a user at an application executable on a mobile device, wherein the application is configured to generate a user interface presentable to the user, the log-in information comprising at least a user ID;
- comparing the user ID to stored user IDs in a user ID database, the stored user IDs comprising a plurality of known user entries, each known user entry including a user identity of a known user, and an indication of whether the known user is an authorized user;
- based on a determination that the user ID corresponds to an entry among the plurality of known user entries and that the known user is an authorized user, allowing the user to access the application;
- based on a determination that the user ID does not correspond to any entries among the plurality of known user entries, generating a first response at the user interface;
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- based on a determination that the user ID corresponds to an entry among the plurality of known user entries and that the known user is not an authorized user, generating a second response different from the first response at the user interface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.