Smart lock
AssigneeGlue AB
InventorsEdward King, Andoni Villarreal
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Abstract
A smart lock for securing a closure is provided. The smart lock comprises: a drive train for actuating a lock mechanism between an unlocked positon and a locked position; an actuator arranged to drive the drive train to actuate the lock mechanism; a position sensor arranged to output a location signal indicative of a position of the drive train; a manual actuator arranged to drive the drive train to actuate the lock mechanism; and a movement sensor arranged to output a movement signal in response to movement of the manual actuator. The movement sensor is arranged to draw less power than the position sensor. The smart lock further comprises a processor configured to: a. detect the movement signal; and b. monitor the location signal in response to the detection of the movement signal.
Claims18
A smart lock for securing a closure, the smart lock comprising:
- a drive train for actuating a lock mechanism between an unlocked position and a locked position;
- an electric actuator arranged to drive the drive train to actuate the lock mechanism;
- a position sensor arranged to output a location signal indicative of a position of the drive train;
- a manual actuator arranged to drive the drive train to actuate the lock mechanism;
- a movement sensor arranged to output a movement signal in response to movement of the manual actuator, the movement sensor arranged to draw less power than the position sensor;
- a processor configured to:
- a. detect the movement signal;
- b. compare the movement signal to a threshold value;
- and when the movement signal exceeds the threshold value, monitor the location signal.
A method of monitoring a smart lock comprising:
- a drive train for actuating a lock mechanism between an unlocked position and a locked position;
- an electric actuator arranged to drive the drive train to actuate the lock mechanism;
- a position sensor arranged to output a location signal indicative of a position of the drive train;
- a manual actuator arranged to drive the drive train to actuate the lock mechanism;
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- a movement sensor arranged to output a movement signal in response to movement of the manual actuator the movement sensor arranged to draw less power than the position sensor, the method comprising the steps of:
- detecting the movement signal to identify movement of the manual actuator;
- comparing the movement signal to a threshold value;
- and when the movement signal exceeds the threshold value, monitoring the location to determine a position of the drive train.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.