US 9,542,784 B2 · Pairable secure-access facilities

Abstract

Systems and methods are provided for providing access to secure-access facilities based on pairing of the secure-access facilities with a user device such as a wearable device. A pairable secure-access facility may be a public storage facility or device such as a locker that includes communications circuitry for pairing with the user device. Once paired with the user device, the locker may operate a locking mechanism to lock the locker when the user device is away from the locker and to unlock the locker when the user device is in the vicinity of the locker. The locker may include a beacon for detecting and pairing with the user devices. Pairing the user device and the locker may include entering a locker identifier into the user device to ensure that the intended user device is paired with the intended locker.

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Dependent claims

A pairable secure-access facility, comprising:

an internal cavity;
a lockable opening to the cavity;
a mechanism for locking and unlocking the lockable opening;
a communication device comprising an electrode;
and
a pairing module configured to:
detect, via the electrode of the communication device, a first electrical signal transmitted from a user device along a portion of a user's skin, the first electrical signal comprising an identifier associated with the pairable secure-access facility;
in response to detecting the first electrical signal, transmit, via the communication device, access information to the user device to associate the user device with the pairable secure-access facility;
receive, via the communication device, the access information from the user device;
and
in response to receiving the access information, operate the mechanism to unlock the lockable opening.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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