Host mobile terminal, locking device and method for unlocking locking mechanism
AssigneesHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
InventorPENG WANG
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Abstract
An unlocking method enabling a locking mechanism to be unlocked, includes the following step of: detecting whether an authentication instruction from a host mobile terminal is received. First, transmitting a location search instruction to a caller mobile terminal when the authentication instruction is received. Next, receiving a location of the caller mobile terminal generated in response to the location search instruction from the caller mobile terminal. Then, determining whether the caller mobile terminal is within a predetermined distance based on the location. Finally, unlocking the locking mechanism when the caller mobile terminal is within the predetermined distance.
Claims10
A locking device cooperating with a host mobile terminal and a caller mobile terminal to unlock a locking mechanism, the locking device comprising:
- an analyzing module configured to analyze whether an authentication instruction from the host mobile terminal is received, and further configured to generate a location search signal and transmit the location search signal to the caller mobile terminal when the authentication instruction from the host mobile terminal is received;
- a detecting module configured to detect whether the caller mobile terminal is within a predetermined distance based on a location of the caller mobile terminal which is generated by the caller mobile terminal in response to the location search signal;
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- a control module capable of unlocking the locking mechanism when the caller mobile terminal is within the predetermined distance.
A host mobile terminal for transmitting an unlock instruction to control a locking device to unlock a locking mechanism when a caller mobile terminal is within a predetermined distance, the host mobile terminal comprising:
- a message service module to transmit an authentication instruction to the locking device, and the message service module further receiving an image taken by the locking device when the caller mobile terminal is within the predetermined distance in response to the authentication instruction;
- a storing module to store a plurality of images;
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- a determining module to determine whether the taken image matches one of the stored images, and generate the unlock instruction to transmit to the locking device via the message service module.
An unlocking method enabling a locking mechanism to be unlocked, the method comprising:
- detecting whether an authentication instruction from a host mobile terminal is received;
- transmitting a location search instruction to a caller mobile terminal when the authentication instruction is received;
- receiving a location of the caller mobile terminal from the caller mobile terminal, the location generated in response to the location search instruction;
- determining whether the caller mobile terminal is within a predetermined distance based on the location information;
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- unlocking the locking mechanism when the caller mobile terminal is within the predetermined distance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.