Electronic lock having software based automatic multi-wireless profile detection and setting
AssigneeKwikset Corporation
InventorsNEDAL AKRAM ALMOMANI, MICHAEL MARIDAKIS
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Abstract
An electronic lock that is self-configurable to automatically set a wireless communication protocol profile, or configuration, to allow the electronic lock to communicatively join the system in which the electronic lock is to be incorporated. In some embodiments, the electronic lock is programmed to execute in sequence a plurality of wireless protocol profiles stored in memory until a wireless protocol profile establishes wireless communications with another wireless communication device. Once this happens, the wireless protocol profile that was able to establish wireless communications is set as the default wireless protocol profile.
Claims21
An electronic lock comprising:
- a latch assembly including a bolt movable between an extended position and a retracted position;
- a circuit configured to control movement of the bolt between the extended and retracted positions;
- a wireless module configured to communicate wirelessly;
- a non-transitory computer-readable medium having a plurality of wireless protocol profiles and a computer program code stored thereon;
- a processor in communication with the computer-readable memory configured to carry out instructions in accordance with the computer program code, wherein the computer program code, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:
- determining whether a default wireless protocol profile has been established;
- responsive to determining that the default wireless protocol profile has not been established, executing in sequence the plurality of wireless protocol profiles stored in the computer-readable medium until a wireless protocol profile from the plurality of wireless protocol profiles establishes wireless communications with another wireless communication device;
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- setting the wireless protocol profile that was able to establish wireless communications as the default wireless protocol profile.
An electronic lock comprising:
- a latch assembly including a bolt movable between an extended position and a retracted position;
- a circuit including a processor unit, a memory unit, and a wireless module;
- wherein the circuit is configured to control movement of the bolt between the extended and retracted positions;
- wherein the circuit is configured to automatically determine an appropriate wireless protocol by sequentially executing a plurality of wireless protocol profiles stored in the memory unit until the circuit establishes wireless communications with another wireless communication device.
An electronic lock comprising:
- a latch assembly including a bolt movable between an extended position and a retracted position;
- means for electronically controlling the latch assembly;
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- means for automatically determining an appropriate wireless protocol for the electronic lock by sequentially executing a plurality of wireless protocol profiles until wireless communications is established with another wireless communication device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.