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US 2023/0243183 A1Published application
Emergency Lock Box Status Module
OwnerRussell Scott Holmesinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a device (lock status module) that comprises a status indicator, a power source connected to the status indicator, and a microcontroller having a wireless communication module configured to control the status indicator in response to a status of the lock switch that is installed in a lock box, and a built-in battery holder mounted on the microcontroller.
Claims20
A device comprising:
- a status indicator;
- a power source connected to the status indicator by a switch;
- a microcontroller electronically connected to the power source and a lock switch, the microcontroller includes:
- a wireless communication module, and
- a printed circuit board connected to the wireless communication module and configured to control the status indicator in response to a status of the lock switch, wherein the lock switch is configured to send at least one lock signal or unlock signal to the microcontroller and installed in a lock box that utilizes a lock cylinder specified by one or more local agencies, the lock box includes at least one LED lens;
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- a built-in battery holder mounted on the microcontroller.
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A device comprising:
- a status indicator having one or more light-emitting diode (LED) light sources;
- a power source connected to the status indicator by a switch;
- a microcontroller electronically connected to the power source and a lock switch, the microcontroller includes:
- a wireless communication module, and
- a printed circuit board connected to the wireless communication module and configured to control the status indicator in response to a status of the lock switch, wherein the lock switch is configured to mechanically lock a moveable structure to a fixed structure, the lock switch is installed in a lock box that utilizes a lock cylinder specified by one or more local agencies;
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- a built-in battery holder mounted on the microcontroller.
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A device comprising:
- a status indicator;
- a power source having one or more replaceable batteries connected to the status indicator by a switch;
- a microcontroller electronically connected to the power source and a lock switch, the microcontroller includes:
- a wireless communication module,
- a printed circuit board connected to the wireless communication module and configured to control the status indicator in response to a status of the lock switch, wherein the lock switch is configured to mechanically lock a moveable structure to a fixed structure, the lock switch is installed in a lock box that utilizes a lock cylinder specified by one or more local agencies;
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- a built-in battery holder mounted on the microcontroller.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.