Control system and method

• US 10,037,525 B2
• Filed: 02/10/2014
• Issued: 07/31/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC (Allegion PLC)
• Original Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC (Allegion PLC)
• Inventors: Neafsey, Jeffrey Scott
• Primary Examiner(s): Kim, Steven S
• Assistant Examiner(s): Oussir, El Mehdi
• Application Number:
  US14/177,186
• Publication Number:
  US 20140229385A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,632 Days
• Field of Search: 705 64, 705 67, 713189, 713193, 340 101, 340 81, 34053913, 709204, 726 4, 455410, 4554563, 345158
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/0457 the tickets being sent electronically
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/204 comprising interface for record bearing medium or carrier for electronic funds transfer or payment credit
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/327 Short range or proximity payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3674 involving authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/425 using two different networks, one for transaction and one for security confirmation
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00341 keyless data carrier having more than one limited data transmission ranges
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks

Abstract

A wireless connection may be established between a mobile device and a reader device and/or a sensor. The reader device and/or sensor may authenticate the mobile device. The reader device and/or sensor may receive a credential or token from the mobile device. An action may be performed based on certain criteria such as if the credential or token is valid.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

establishing a first wireless connection between a mobile device and a reader device over a long range communication protocol, wherein the reader device includes at least one transceiver for communication between the reader device and the mobile device over multiple carrier frequencies or network bands, wherein the reader device includes a lock associated with a door and the first wireless connection is established when the mobile device is a first distance from the reader device, wherein the first distance is greater than a second distance from the reader device;

authenticating the mobile device with the reader device while the first wireless connection is established;

triangulating, by a plurality of sensors position around the door, a position of the mobile device with respect to the door after the mobile device is authenticated and tracking an amount of time the mobile device is within a predetermined distance from the door,

transmitting, with the reader device, a token from the reader device to the mobile device over the long range communication protocol via the first wireless connection while the mobile device is outside the second distance from the reader device, wherein the token is used by the mobile device to request an action from the reader device once the mobile device is within the second distance from the reader device and the token is configured to expire after a period of time;

storing the token on the mobile device;

after storing the token on the mobile device, wirelessly connecting the mobile device and the reader device over a short range communication protocol via a second wireless connection in response to the mobile device being within the second distance from the reader device;

determining, by the plurality sensors, the mobile device being within the second distance from the reader device for a predetermined amount of time and determining, by the plurality of sensors, a predetermined gesture being made with the mobile device;

transmitting, by the mobile device, the token over the short range communication protocol via the second wireless connection from the mobile device to the reader device in response to the predetermined gesture being made and to the mobile device being within the second distance from the reader device for the predetermined amount of time;

receiving by the reader device, the token from the mobile device over the short range communication protocol via the second wireless connection;

determining, by the reader device, the token is valid in response to the token being received from the mobile device by the reader device over the short range communication protocol via the second wireless connection within a time threshold; and

unlocking, by the reader device, the lock in response to the token being valid, the predetermined gesture being made with the mobile device, and the mobile device being within the predetermined distance for the predetermined amount of time.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the long range communication protocol is a wireless protocol.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the short range communication protocol is near field communications enabled.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is a mobile phone.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first distance is more than 15 meters from the reader device and the second distance is within one foot of the reader device.

5. A system, comprising:

a reader device including at least one transceiver structured to communicate over a first communication protocol and a second communication protocol, wherein the first communication protocol is a long range protocol and the second communication protocol is a short range protocol, wherein the reader device includes a lock associated with a door;

a plurality of sensors positioned around the door;

a mobile device including at least one transceiver structured to communicate over the first communication protocol and the second communication protocol; and

a processing device in communication with the reader device,

wherein the reader device is configured with non-transitory computer executable instructions to authenticate the mobile device over the first communication protocol and to transmit a credential to the mobile device over the first communication protocol,

wherein the plurality of sensors triangulate a position of the mobile device with respect to the door after the mobile device is authenticated and track an amount of time the mobile device is within a predetermined distance from the door,

wherein the mobile device is configured with non-transitory computer executable instructions to receive the credential over the first communication protocol via a first wireless connection while the mobile device is a first distance from the reader device and to store the credential in a memory of the mobile device, wherein the stored credential is used by the mobile device to request an action from the reader device once the mobile device is within a second distance from the reader device and the stored credential is configured to expire after a period of time, the mobile device further being configured to connect to the transceiver of the reader device via a second wireless connection and transmit the credential to the reader device over the second communication protocol in response to the mobile device being within the second distance from the reader device, wherein the second distance is less than the first distance,

wherein the plurality of sensors are configured to determine the mobile device is within the second distance from the reader device for a predetermined amount of time and determine a predetermined gesture that is made with the mobile device,

wherein the mobile device is configured to transmit the token over the short range communication protocol via the second wireless connection from the mobile device to the reader device in response to the predetermined gesture being made and to the mobile device being within the second distance from the reader device for the predetermined amount of time,

wherein the processing device is configured with non-transitory computer executable instructions to receive the credential from the reader device, determine the credential valid in response to the credential being received from the mobile device by the reader device over the second communication protocol via the second wireless connection within a time threshold, and unlock the lock in response to the credential being valid, the predetermined gesture being made with the mobile device, and the mobile device being within the predetermined distance for the predetermined amount of time.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the first communication protocol is a wireless protocol and the second communication protocol is near field communications enabled.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the credential is configured to expire.

9. The system of claim 5, wherein the first distance is more than 15 meters from the reader device and the second distance is within one foot of the reader device.