Methods of operating a lock

A door with a lock mechanism, the door having an exterior surface, an interior surface opposite the exterior surface, a hinged edge extending between the exterior surface and the interior surface, and a lock edge extending between the exterior surface and the interior surface opposite the hinged edge, the door and lock mechanism comprising:

• a main latch translatable between a released position in which the main latch is substantially retracted within the lock edge of the door such that the door is moveable from a closed position thereof and a latched position in which the main latch extends a first latch distance from the lock edge;
• an access controller disposed within the door between the interior surface and the exterior surface, the access controller having an unlocked mode in which the access controller is configured to operably couple the main latch to an exterior handle of the door within the door, between the interior surface and the exterior surface, such that the main latch translates in response to rotation of the exterior handle, and a latch disconnect mode in which the access controller is configured to decouple the main latch from the exterior handle within the door, between the interior surface and the exterior surface;
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• the access controller having a proximity sensor configured to detect an authorized user relative to the lock mechanism, the access controller transitioning from the latch disconnect mode to an authorized access mode in which the access controller activates a touch sensor.

A method of controlling a door with a lock mechanism, the door having a lock edge, the method comprising:

• translating a main latch of the lock mechanism from a first latched position in which the main latch extends from the lock edge of the door to a released position in which the main latch is retracted substantially within the lock edge such that the door is moveable from a closed position in response to rotation of an exterior handle of the door in a first direction from a neutral state;
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• transitioning the lock mechanism to a fully locked configuration in which the main latch is decoupled from the exterior handle within the door in response to rotation of the exterior handle in a second direction from the neutral state, opposite the first direction,
• wherein rotation of the exterior handle in the second direction further translates the main latch to a deadbolt position, the main latch extending to a second latch position, further from the lock edge of the door than the first latched position.