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US 12,272,195 B1Granted
Device, system and method for transmitting unlock codes via display augmentation
AssigneeDavinci Lock LLC
InventorsBradford A. Minsley, Clifton P. Minsley
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a device and method for displaying an unlock code for a lock upon lock related indicia being detected by a mobile communications device. The lock related indicia can be captured via a camera of the mobile communications device. In various embodiments, the unlock code can be revealed via an augmented reality display of the mobile communications device.
Claims13
A computer-implemented method for displaying an augmented reality display using lock related indicia, comprising:
- detecting, via a mobile communications device, a lock related indicia on or proximate a physical lock;
- and
- generating, on a display of the mobile communications device, an augmented reality display comprising an unlock code for the physical lock overlain upon an image comprising the physical lock or the lock related indicia.
A lock arrangement, comprising:
- a physical lock, wherein the physical lock is not capable of electronic communication;
- and
- a lock related indicia detectable by a mobile communications device, wherein upon detection of the first lock related indicia, an augmented reality display is generated on a display of the mobile communications device, wherein the augmented reality display comprises an unlock code for the physical lock.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.