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US 2025/0061759 A1Published application
Electronic lock with battery use mitigation
AssigneeASSA ABLOY Americas Residential Inc.
InventorsKevin Pasma, Kevin Coleman, Corey Daniel Coolidge
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Abstract
An electronic lock is disclosed. The electronic lock may include components and perform methods for preserving battery power. In some embodiments, electrical components of the electronic lock are selectively activated and deactivated in response to interactions with a user, a mobile device, or server. In some embodiments, a battery is physically disconnected from a processor unless a user physically interacts with the electronic lock. In some embodiments, the electronic lock may wirelessly communicate with a mobile device and with a remote server.
Claims20
An electronic lock comprising:
- a switch;
- a physically manipulatable component coupled to the switch;
- and
- an electrical circuit including a battery, a processor, and a keypad;
- wherein a movement of the physically manipulatable component by a user causes the switch to move from an open position to a closed position or from the closed position to the open position;
- wherein the switch, when in a closed position, activates the processor and the keypad by coupling the battery to the processor and the keypad;
- wherein the switch, when in an open position, deactivates the processor and the keypad by opening the electrical circuit and electrically disconnecting the battery from the processor and the keypad;
- and
- wherein the processor, when activated, is configured to actuate a bolt when a user is authenticated to gain entry.
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A power-saving electronic lock comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the power-saving electronic lock to:
- detect a first input;
- based on the detection of the first input, activate an electrical component of the electronic lock;
- receive a code;
- validate the code;
- in response to validating the code, actuate a bolt to move the electronic lock from a locked state to an unlocked state or from the unlocked state to the locked state;
- detect a second input;
- and
- based on the detection of the detection of the second input, deactivate the electrical component of the electronic lock.
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An electronic lock with battery use mitigation, the electronic lock comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic lock to:
- detect a first input, the first input being one or more of a physical manipulation of a component of the electronic lock, a communication received via a low-power network interface, a communication received via a high-power network interface, a detected location of a mobile device, a detection that the mobile device exited a geofence, a connection status of the mobile device, a determination that an electrical component is scheduled to be active, a determination that a battery life is above a threshold, detected locations of a plurality of registered users or paired users, connection statuses of the plurality of registered users or paired users, an actuation of the electronic lock using a physical key, or data from a video camera or a sensor;
- based on the detection of the first input, activate an electrical component of the electronic lock, the electrical component being one or more of a processor, a memory, a keypad, a motor, the low-power network interface, the high-power network interface, the sensor, or the video camera;
- receive a code, the code being received via a keypad or via a wireless connection with the mobile device;
- validate the code;
- in response to validating the code, actuate a bolt to move the electronic lock from a locked state to an unlocked state or from the unlocked state to the locked state;
- detect a second input, the second input being one or more of a movement of the component of the electronic lock, a second communication received via the low-power network interface, a second communication received via the high-power network interface, a second detected location of the mobile device, a detection that the mobile device entered the geofence, a second connection status of the mobile device, a determination that the electrical component is scheduled to be deactivated, a determination that the battery life is below the threshold, second detected locations of the plurality of registered users or paired users, second connection statuses of the plurality of registered users or paired users, a second actuation of the electronic lock using the physical key, second data from the video camera or the sensor, or an expiration of a timer or a time delay;
- and
- based on the detection of the second input, deactivate the electrical component of the electronic lock, wherein deactivating the electrical component comprises one or more of disconnecting the electrical component from a power source, powering off the electrical component, or putting the electrical component in a low power mode;
- wherein activating the electrical component comprises closing a mechanical switch or an electrical switch to connect the electrical component with a power source.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.