Lock and method for operating same

A lock adapted for mounting adjacent an associated closure of the type that can be shifted between an open position and a closed position, the lock comprising:

• a housing;
• an external handle mounted in an exterior portion of the housing for actuation between a first position and a second position;
• a latch plunger operably connected with the external handle and configured such that when the external handle is in the first position, the latch plunger is in a latched position, wherein the closure cannot be unintentionally shifted from the closed position, and when the external handle is in the second position, the latch plunger is in an unlatched position, wherein the closure is free to be shifted from the closed position to the open position;
• a lock cam rotatably mounted in the housing having a locked and unlocked position;
• a motor;
• a motor cam clutch operably coupled with the motor and operably interposed between the lock cam and the motor;
• a deadbolt lock movably mounted in the housing and operatively coupled with each of the lock cam and the motor for shifting between a locked position, wherein the closure is positively retained in the closed position, and an unlocked position, wherein the closure is free to be shifted between the open and closed positions;
• and
• an input device operatively connected with the motor, whereby actuation of the input device actuates the motor and contemporaneously shifts the deadbolt lock between the locked and unlocked positions;
• wherein the input device comprises a processor that is configured via executable instructions to perform a method comprising:
• receiving a wireless command from a trusted device in a proximity range of the lock to enable a proximity mode, wherein the proximity range is selectable by a user of the trusted device via an application;
• enabling the proximity mode;
• while the proximity mode is enabled, receiving a command to activate or deactivate the lock;
• and
• activating or deactivating the lock in response to the receiving activating or deactivating command.

A system for locking a closure, the system comprising:

• a lock adapted for mounting adjacent the closure, the lock being actuatable via an input device to shift between locked and unlocked positions, the input device comprising a processor that is configured via executable instructions to perform a method comprising:
• receiving a wireless command from a trusted device in a proximity range of the lock to enable a proximity mode, wherein the proximity range is selectable by a user of the trusted device via an application;
• enabling the proximity mode;
• while the proximity mode is enabled, receiving a command to activate or deactivate the lock;
• and
• activating or deactivating the lock in response to the receiving activating or deactivating command;
• the system further comprising one or more trusted devices, each portable device comprising:
• a processor;
• a non-transitory memory;
• and
• executable instructions stored in the memory for causing the portable device to perform a method comprising:
• connecting wirelessly to the lock;
• sending the wireless command to the lock to cause the lock to enable the proximity mode.