Smart lock system with interior facing display screen
AssigneeCarrier Corporation
InventorsSumanth Kumar Mukundala, Adam Kuenzi, Steve Switzer
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Abstract
A door lock system includes a controller including a processor and a memory. the controller is configured to interface with a smart lock. The door lock system also includes an exterior face plate on a first side of a door and an interior face plate on a second side of the door. The second side of the door faces an interior of a room while the door is in a closed position. The door lock system also includes a display screen disposed in the interior face plate. The display screen is connected to the controller and is an input device and an output device.
Claims22
A door lock system comprising:
- a controller including a processor and a memory and being configured to interface with a smart lock;
- an exterior face plate on a first side of a door;
- an interior face plate on a second side of the door, the second side of the door facing an interior of a room while the door is in a closed position;
- and
- a display screen disposed in said interior face plate, the display screen being connected to the controller, wherein the display screen is an input device and an output device.
A method for securing a room using a smart lock comprising:
- displaying a set of self-service features on an interior facing display screen;
- and
- activating at least one of the self-service features in the set of self-service features in response to a user selecting the at least one of the self-service features.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.