Wireless tag-based lock actuation systems and methods
AssigneeASSA ABLOY Americas Residential Inc.
InventorDerek Imanuel
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Abstract
A wireless electronic lockset comprising a processing unit, a locking bolt, a motor, a wireless communication tag, and a wireless interface is disclosed. The lockset is capable of connecting to a mobile device via a first communication protocol and/or a second communication protocol. The lockset sends a value to the mobile device via the first communication protocol and receives an actuation command via the second communication protocol if the mobile device has been verified by a server. The actuation command causes the lockset to lock or unlock the door.
Claims20
A method of actuating a locking bolt of a wireless electronic lockset, the method comprising:
- associating a mobile device with an authorized user;
- detecting that the mobile device is in close proximity to the wireless electronic lockset;
- in response to detecting that the mobile device is in close proximity to the wireless electronic lockset, providing a value from the wireless electronic lockset to the mobile device;
- receiving, from the mobile device, an actuation command, wherein the mobile device sends the actuation command after performing a validation including the value and account information indicating that the mobile device is associated with the authorized user;
- in response to receiving, at the wireless electronic lockset, the actuation command, actuating a motor of the wireless electronic lockset to move the locking bolt between locked and unlocked positions;
- updating a status of the wireless electronic lockset;
- and
- disconnecting from the mobile device.
A method of actuating a wireless electronic lockset from a mobile device, the method comprising:
- establishing a secure connection to the wireless electronic lockset;
- receiving, at the mobile device, a value from the wireless electronic lockset, wherein the value is sent by the wireless electronic lockset in response to detecting that the mobile device is in close proximity to the wireless electronic lockset;
- verifying, based on the value and an identifier, that the mobile device is associated with an authorized user, wherein the identifier is associated with an account that has been previously associated with the wireless electronic lockset;
- in response to verifying that the mobile device is associated with the authorized user, transmitting, from the mobile device, an actuation command to the wireless electronic lockset;
- and
- disconnecting from the wireless electronic lockset.
A method of actuating a wireless electronic device lockset, the method comprising:
- establishing a secure connection to the wireless electronic lockset via a first communication protocol;
- in response to detecting a second communication protocol by being in close proximity to a wireless communication tag of the wireless electronic lockset, receiving a value via the second wireless protocol at a mobile device;
- transmitting the value and an identifier, wherein the identifier is associated with an account that has been previously associated with the wireless electronic lockset, to a key server for validation;
- in response to receiving a validation confirmation, transmitting an actuation command via the first communication protocol;
- updating a status of the wireless electronic lockset;
- and
- disconnecting, via the first communication protocol, the mobile device from the wireless electronic lockset.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.