System and method for using an electronic lock with a smartphone
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1. A computer-implemented method for updating a reader device with access control information, comprising:
- transmitting a reader device identifier from a reader device to a mobile device via a wireless connection;
receiving the reader device identifier at a server from the mobile device, the server and mobile device communicating with one another via an Internet;
determining, via the server, an encrypted user database for the reader device u-to be received by the reader device based on an analysis of the reader device identifier, wherein the encrypted user database is stored at the server;
transmitting a firmware update from the server to the mobile device and storing the Firmware update in the mobile device;
transmitting the encrypted user database from the server to the mobile device;
transmitting the firmware update from the mobile device to the reader device;
transmitting the encrypted user database from the mobile device to the reader device;
transmitting a confirmation from the reader device to the mobile device, wherein the confirmation only includes information that the firmware update and the encrypted user database were received by the reader device; and
transmitting the confirmation from the mobile device to the server via the Internet.
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Abstract
A server that may receive information from a computer, store the information in a database at the server, determine a reader device that is configured to receive and/or process credential information and/or a unique identifier and to receive the information based on an analysis of a reader device identifier, and transmit the information to a mobile device having a particular user where the information does not pertain to the particular user of the mobile device.
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1. A computer-implemented method for updating a reader device with access control information, comprising:
- transmitting a reader device identifier from a reader device to a mobile device via a wireless connection;
receiving the reader device identifier at a server from the mobile device, the server and mobile device communicating with one another via an Internet;
determining, via the server, an encrypted user database for the reader device u-to be received by the reader device based on an analysis of the reader device identifier, wherein the encrypted user database is stored at the server;
transmitting a firmware update from the server to the mobile device and storing the Firmware update in the mobile device;
transmitting the encrypted user database from the server to the mobile device;
transmitting the firmware update from the mobile device to the reader device;
transmitting the encrypted user database from the mobile device to the reader device;
transmitting a confirmation from the reader device to the mobile device, wherein the confirmation only includes information that the firmware update and the encrypted user database were received by the reader device; and
transmitting the confirmation from the mobile device to the server via the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- transmitting a reader device identifier from a reader device to a mobile device via a wireless connection;
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8. An access control system for updating a reader device via a mobile device, the system comprising:
- a server configured to provide a credential management service;
a mobile device;
a reader device; and
wherein the server is configured to communicate with the mobile device via an Internet and;
receive a reader device identifier from the mobile device;
determine an encrypted user database for the reader device to be received by the reader device based on an analysis of the reader device identifier, wherein the encrypted user database is stored in a database at the server; and
transmit a firmware update to the mobile device, transmit the encrypted user database to the mobile device, wherein the mobile device is configured to receive and store the firmware update from the server and transmit the firmware update to the reader device, and the mobile device is further configured to receive the encrypted user database from the server and transmit the encrypted user database to the reader device;
wherein the reader device is configured to receive the firmware update and the encrypted user database from the mobile device and transmit confirmation from the reader device to the mobile device, wherein the confirmation only includes information that the firmware update and the encrypted user database were received by the reader device; and
wherein the mobile device is further configured to transmit the confirmation from the mobile device to the server via the Internet. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
- a server configured to provide a credential management service;
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13. A server in an access control system, the server comprising:
- a processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium with instructions stored thereon, wherein when the instructions are executed by the processor, cause the server to receive an encrypted user database for a reader device, store the encrypted user database at the server, determine whether to transmit a firmware update and the encrypted user database to a mobile device based on an analysis of a reader device identifier for a reader device and a mobile device identifier of the mobile device, and transmit the firmware update to the mobile device via an Internet for receipt and storage of the firmware update for transmission to the reader device and transmit the encrypted user database to the mobile device for transmission to the reader device, the server further configured to receive via the Internet a confirmation from the reader device through the mobile device, wherein the confirmation only includes information that the firmware update and the encrypted user database were received by the reader device.
- View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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