Remote lock unlocking
AssigneeAssa Abloy AB
InventorsStefan STRÖMBERG, Sona SINGH
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Abstract
It is provided a method for requesting remote unlocking of an electronic lock controlling access to a physical space. The method is performed in a user device and comprises steps of: sending a control message to an access controller, the control message comprising user authentication information, the control message causing the access controller to trigger the electronic lock to emit an alert signal; and sending an unlock message to the access controller comprising the user authentication information, in order to unlock the electronic lock.
Claims13
A method for requesting remote unlocking of an electronic lock controlling access to a physical space, the method being performed in a user device and comprising steps of:
- receiving user input to transmit a control message to an access controller to trigger an alert by a specific electronic lock;
- sending a control message to the access controller, the control message comprising user authentication information, the control message causing the access controller to trigger the specific electronic lock to emit an alert signal, wherein the alert signal is a light signal;
- and
- sending an unlock message to the access controller comprising the user authentication information, in order to unlock the specific electronic lock.
The method according to claim3, wherein the lock identifier is acquired from an optical, machine-readable code.
A user device f5or requesting remote unlocking of a physical space controlled by an electronic lock, the user device comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor cause the user device to:
- receive user input to transmit a control message to an access controller to trigger an alert by a specific electronic lock), wherein the alert signal is a light signal;
- send a control message to the access controller, the control message comprising user authentication information, the control message causing the access controller to trigger the specific electronic lock to emit an alert signal;
- and
- end an unlock message to the access controller comprising the user authentication information, in order to unlock the specific electronic lock.
A computer program for requesting remote unlocking of a physical space controlled by an electronic lock, the computer program comprising computer program code which, when run on an user device, causes the user device to:
- receive user input to transmit a control message to an access controller to trigger an alert by a specific electronic lock;
- send a control message to the access controller, the control message comprising user authentication information, the control message causing the access controller to trigger the specific electronic lock to emit an alert signal, wherein the alert signal is a light signal;
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- send an unlock message to the access controller comprising the user authentication information, in order to unlock the specific electronic lock.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.