Integrated door lock with hidden handle

A method of operating an integrated door lock, said method comprising:

• receiving, by an authentication module of a door lock interface coupled to an exterior side of a door, authentication data from a user;
• comparing, by the authentication module, the authentication data to a list of stored authentication data;
• enabling a hands-free bump knob to transition a bolt to a retracted state if the authentication data matches the stored authentication data;
• and
• in response to the hands-free bump knob being pressed, retracting the bolt.

An integrated door lock comprising:

• a door lock plate assembly configured to be mounted to an exterior side of a door at a lock region;
• a hands-free bump knob supported by the door lock plate assembly, the hands-free bump knob communicatively mechanically coupled to a bolt of the integrated door lock, and configured to (i) retract the bolt of the integrated door lock into a retracted state when the hands-free bump knob is pressed into an open state and (ii) extend the bolt of the integrated door lock into a non-retracted state when the hands-free bump knob is released from the open state into a closed state;
• and
• an authentication module supported by the door lock plate assembly and communicatively coupled and configured to (i) enable a user to be authenticated, and (ii) prevent the hands-free bump knob from transitioning the bolt from the non-retracted state to the retracted state until the user is authenticated.