Door lock user interface
First Claim
1. A user interface method for an automated door lock, comprising:
- providing a sensor operable (i) to identify two-dimensional locations of an object within a detection plane that extends outward from a door, and (ii) to estimate a size of the object;
providing an unlocker operative to automatically unlock the door;
identifying, by a processor coupled with the sensor and the unlocker, a movement of the object within the detection plane, in a first direction of motion;
further identifying, by the processor, a movement of the object within the detection plane, in a second direction of motion substantially different than the first direction of motion;
determining, by the processor, whether or not the size of the object is within an expected range; and
contingent upon said determining being affirmative, activating, by the processor, the unlocker in response to said identifying and said further identifying.
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Abstract
A user interface method for an automated door lock, including providing a sensor operable to identify two-dimensional locations of an object within a detection plane that extends outward from a door, providing an unlocker operative to automatically unlock the door, identifying, by a processor coupled with the sensor and the unlocker, a linear movement of the object within the detection plane, in a first direction of motion, further identifying, by the processor, a linear movement of the object within the detection plane, in a second direction of motion substantially orthogonal to the first direction of motion, and activating, by the processor, the unlocker in response to the identifying and the further identifying.
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13 Claims
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1. A user interface method for an automated door lock, comprising:
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providing a sensor operable (i) to identify two-dimensional locations of an object within a detection plane that extends outward from a door, and (ii) to estimate a size of the object; providing an unlocker operative to automatically unlock the door; identifying, by a processor coupled with the sensor and the unlocker, a movement of the object within the detection plane, in a first direction of motion; further identifying, by the processor, a movement of the object within the detection plane, in a second direction of motion substantially different than the first direction of motion; determining, by the processor, whether or not the size of the object is within an expected range; and contingent upon said determining being affirmative, activating, by the processor, the unlocker in response to said identifying and said further identifying. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An automated door lock system comprising:
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a sensor operable (i) to identify two-dimensional locations of an object within a detection plane that extends outward from a door, and (ii) to estimate a size of the object; an unlocker to automatically unlock the door; a processor in communication with said sensor and with said unlocker; and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions which cause said processor; to identify, via said sensor, a movement of the object within the detection plane, in a first direction of motion, to further identify, via said sensor, a movement of the object within the two-dimensional detection plane, in a second direction of motion substantially different than the first direction of motion, to determine, based on outputs from said sensor, whether or not the size of the object is within an expected range, and to activate said unlocker in response to identifying the movements in the two directions of motion, only if the object is within the expected range. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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