Systems and methods for dynamically delivering access credentials for locking systems

A method for dynamic access credential delivery, the method comprising:

• storing, by a server, access credentials;
• receiving, by the server, a plurality of geofence settings regarding a plurality of geofences for a plurality of user devices;
• receiving, by the server, lock location data regarding a location of each of a plurality of locking devices;
• receiving, by the server, user device location data regarding a current location of each of the plurality of user devices;
• performing, by the server, a geofence delivery protocol for delivering the access credentials to the plurality of user devices, wherein, for each of the plurality of user devices, the geofence delivery protocol includes:
• determining a lock subset of the plurality of locking devices that (i) is within a geofence of the plurality of geofences of a user device of the plurality of user devices based on the lock location data and the user device location data and (ii) is accessible by a user of the user device;
• determining a credential subset of the access credentials that is associated with the lock subset;
• and
• delivering the credential subset to the user device;
• monitoring, by the server, a current aggregate loading on the server using the geofence delivery protocol;
• and
• transitioning, by the server, from the geofence delivery protocol to a non-geofence delivery protocol for delivering the access credentials to at least one of the plurality of user devices in response to the current aggregate loading exceeding a load threshold to reduce the current aggregate loading on the server.

A lock system comprising:

• a plurality of electronic locking devices;
• and
• a server configured to:
• receive lock location data regarding a location of each of the plurality of electronic locking devices;
• receive user device location data regarding a current location of each of a plurality of user devices;
• deliver access credentials to each of the plurality of user devices according to a geofence delivery protocol based on the lock location data and the user device location data;
• monitor a current aggregate loading in response to using the geofence delivery protocol;
• and
• deliver access credentials to one or more of the plurality of user devices according to a non-geofence delivery protocol in response to the current aggregate loading exceeding a load threshold to reduce the current aggregate loading;
• wherein at least one of the plurality of electronic locking devices is disconnected from and unable to directly communicate with the server;
• and
• wherein the at least one of the plurality of electronic locking devices is configured to:
• receive a respective access credential from a respective user device;
• and
• decide to initiate an access control session with the respective user device independent of the server based on the respective access credential received from the respective user device.