Using combination of GPS and BLE beaconing to locate a lock box

A method of locating a lock box, the method comprising:

• obtaining a saved location of the lock box using an application operated via a first cellular telephone, the saved location of the lock box being accurate within a first selected radius, the lock box including a shackle and a key storage area;
• displaying the saved location of the lock box on the first cellular telephone via the application;
• detecting a Bluetooth advertisement of the lock box using the first cellular telephone;
• determining a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of the Bluetooth advertisement;
• determining a distance between the first cellular telephone and the lock box in response to the RSSI of the Bluetooth advertisement;
• displaying a distance indicator depicting the distance between the first cellular telephone and the lock box on the first cellular telephone via the application;
• receiving at the lock box an access request from the first cellular telephone;
• unlocking the shackle in response to the access request from the first cellular telephone;
• unlocking the key storage area in response to the access request from the first cellular telephone;
• wherein prior to obtaining the saved location, the method further comprises:
• automatically detecting that lock box was installed through an application, the application being operated via a second cellular telephone;
• detecting a location of the second cellular telephone when the lock box was installed;
• equating the saved location of the lock box to the location of the second cellular telephone when the lock box was installed;
• and
• saving the saved location of the lock box.

A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• obtaining a saved location of the lock box using an application operated via a first cellular telephone, the saved location of the lock box being accurate within a first selected radius, the lock box including a shackle and a key storage area;
• displaying the saved location of the lock box on the first cellular telephone via the application;
• detecting a Bluetooth advertisement of the lock box using the first cellular telephone;
• determining a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of the Bluetooth advertisement;
• determining a distance between the first cellular telephone and the lock box in response to the RSSI of the Bluetooth advertisement;
• displaying a distance indicator depicting the distance between the first cellular telephone and the lock box on the first cellular telephone via the application;
• receiving at the lock box an access request from the first cellular telephone;
• unlocking the shackle in response to the access request from the first cellular telephone;
• unlocking the key storage area in response to the access request from the first cellular telephone;
• wherein prior to obtaining the saved location, the operations further comprise;
• receiving a user input on a second cellular telephone through an application operated via the second cellular telephone, the user input indicating that the lock box was installed;
• detecting a location of the second cellular telephone when the lock box was installed;
• equating the saved location of the lock box to the location of the second cellular telephone when the lock box was installed;
• and
• saving the saved location of the lock box.

A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• obtaining a saved location of the lock box using an application operated via a first cellular telephone, the saved location of the lock box being accurate within a first selected radius, the lock box including a shackle and a key storage area;
• displaying the saved location of the lock box on the first cellular telephone via the application;
• detecting a Bluetooth advertisement of the lock box using the first cellular telephone;
• determining a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of the Bluetooth advertisement;
• determining a distance between the first cellular telephone and the lock box in response to the RSSI of the Bluetooth advertisement;
• displaying a distance indicator depicting the distance between the first cellular telephone and the lock box on the first cellular telephone via the application;
• receiving at the lock box an access request from the first cellular telephone;
• unlocking the shackle in response to the access request from the first cellular telephone;
• unlocking the key storage area in response to the access request from the first cellular telephone;
• wherein prior to obtaining the saved location, the operations further comprise:
• automatically detecting that lock box was installed through an application, the application being operated via a second cellular telephone;
• detecting a location of the second cellular telephone when the lock box was installed;
• equating the saved location of the lock box to the location of the second cellular telephone when the lock box was installed;
• and
• saving the saved location of the lock box.