Access control using an electronic lock employing short range communication with mobile device
OwnerMohammad Mohiuddin, Stewart E. Hallinventors
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Abstract
Systems and methods for obtaining access to an area or an object secured by an electronic locking device. The methods involve: obtaining, by a Mobile Communication Device (“MCD”), a unique identifier associated with the Electronic Locking Device (“ELD”)via a first Short Range Communication (“SRC”); communicating the unique identifier from MCD to a Remote Communication Device (“RCD”) via a network connection; receiving at least one symbol associated with the unique identifier that facilitates unlocking of ELD from RCD via the network connection; and causing ELD to be unlocked by communicating a key from MCD to ELD via a second SRC.
Claims20
A method for obtaining access to an area or an object secured by an electronic locking device, comprising:
- obtaining, by a mobile communication device, a unique identifier associated with the electronic locking device via a first short range communication;
- communicating the unique identifier from the mobile communication device to a remote communication device via a network connection;
- receiving at least one symbol associated with the unique identifier that facilitates unlocking of the electronic locking device from the remote communication device via the network connection;
- and
- causing the electronic locking device to be unlocked by communicating a key from the mobile communication device to the electronic locking device via a second short range communication.
A mobile communication device, comprising:
- at least one electronic circuit, configured to:
- obtain a unique identifier from an electronic locking device via a first short range communication;
- communicate the unique identifier to a remote communication device via a network connection;
- receive at least one symbol associated with the unique identifier that facilitates unlocking of the electronic locking device from the remote communication device via the network connection;
- and
- communicate a key to the electronic locking device via a second short range communication for causing the electronic locking device to be unlocked.
A method for obtaining access to an area or an object secured by an electronic locking device, comprising:
- obtaining, by a mobile communication device, a unique identifier associated with the electronic locking device via a first short range communication;
- communicating the unique identifier and authentication information from the mobile communication device to a cloud network;
- performing operations by the cloud network to authenticate a user of the mobile communication device using the authentication information;
- and
- communicating an unlocking command from the cloud network to the electronic locking device exclusively when the user is authenticated.
A method for obtaining access to an area or an object secured by an electronic locking device, comprising:
- receiving, by a mobile communication device, a unique identifier associated with the electronic locking device via a first short range communication;
- placing an automated call to a remote telephone in response to a reception of the unique identifier;
- receiving a code for unlocking the electronic locking device from the remote telephone;
- and
- causing the electronic locking device to be unlocked by communicating the code from the mobile communication device to the electronic locking device via a second short range communication.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.