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US 2018/0122169 A1Published application
System and method for signifying intent for lock operation
AssigneeSchlage Lock Company LLC
InventorsRaymond F. Rettig, Michelle Vickrey, Michael Cahill
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Abstract
A lock device is configured to receive a credential from a mobile device. The lock device is configured to monitor the distance between the mobile device and the lock device. The lock device is configured to detect an intent action by a user of the mobile device and unlock the lock device if the mobile device is within a predetermined distance from the lock device and the intent action is an approved intent action.
Claims21
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A method, comprising:
- determining, with a lock device, a first distance of a mobile device from the lock device, wherein the mobile device is associated with a credential that authorizes access to an area protected by the lock device;
- determining, with the lock device, a second distance of the mobile device from the lock device at a time subsequent to the determination of the first distance;
- detecting, with the lock device, an intent action by a user of the mobile device;
- ignoring, with the lock device, possible intent actions by the user for a period of time subsequent to the determination of the second distance if the second distance is greater than the first distance;
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- unlocking the lock device in response to determinations that the mobile device is within a predetermined distance from the lock device, the second distance is not greater than the first distance, and the intent action is an approved intent action.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a lock device configured to determine a first distance between a mobile device and the lock device, determine a second distance between the mobile device and the lock device at a time subsequent to the determination of the first distance, detect an intent action by a user of the mobile device, ignore possible intent actions by the user for a period of time subsequent to the determination of the second distance if the second distance is greater than the first distance, and unlock a lock mechanism of the lock device in response to determinations that the mobile device is within a predetermined distance from the lock device, the second distance is not greater than the first distance, and the intent action is an approved intent action;
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- wherein the mobile device is associated with a credential that authorizes access to an area protected by the lock device.
A system, comprising:
- a smartphone;
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- a lock device configured to determine a first distance between the smartphone and the lock device utilizing a first received signal strength indicator, determine a second distance between the smartphone and the lock device at a time subsequent to the determination of the first distance utilizing a second received signal strength indicator, detect an intent action by a user of the smartphone utilizing an accelerometer, ignore possible intent actions by the user for a period of time subsequent to the determination of the second distance if the second distance is greater than the first distance, and unlock a lock mechanism of the lock device in response to determinations that the smartphone is within a predetermined distance from the lock device, the second distance is not greater than the first distance, and the intent action is an approved intent action;
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- wherein the smartphone is associated with a credential that authorizes access to an area protected by the lock device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.