Controlling lockable devices using electronic key
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1. A method of electronically controlling lockable devices, the method comprising:
- wirelessly transmitting a first request from a key device to a server apparatus;
identifying, by the server apparatus in response to receiving the first request, a controllable lock whose location the server apparatus has measured to be within a physical space mapped by the server apparatus;
directing, by the server apparatus, the controllable lock to issue a human-detectable indication that the controllable lock has been selected for operation; and
in response to the key device receiving user input from a human user after the controllable lock has issued the human-detectable indication, wirelessly transmitting a second request from the key device to the server apparatus, the second request directing the server apparatus to toggle a lock state of the controllable lock.
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Abstract
A technique for controlling lockable devices includes a key device wirelessly transmitting a first request to a server apparatus. The server apparatus receives the first request and proceeds to identify a controllable lock whose location the server apparatus has measured to be within a physical space mapped by the server apparatus, causing the identified controllable lock to emit a human-detectable indication. In response to an action by a user, the key device wirelessly transmits a second request that directs the server apparatus to toggle a lock state of the identified controllable lock, such as to lock the controllable lock or to unlock it.
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1. A method of electronically controlling lockable devices, the method comprising:
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wirelessly transmitting a first request from a key device to a server apparatus; identifying, by the server apparatus in response to receiving the first request, a controllable lock whose location the server apparatus has measured to be within a physical space mapped by the server apparatus; directing, by the server apparatus, the controllable lock to issue a human-detectable indication that the controllable lock has been selected for operation; and in response to the key device receiving user input from a human user after the controllable lock has issued the human-detectable indication, wirelessly transmitting a second request from the key device to the server apparatus, the second request directing the server apparatus to toggle a lock state of the controllable lock. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An electronic key device, comprising:
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a body; a user control in the body; and control circuitry including a set of processors and memory, the control circuitry constructed and arranged to; wirelessly transmit, in response to a first operation of the user control, a first request to a server apparatus, the first request directing the server apparatus to identify a controllable lock whose location the server apparatus has measured to be within a physical space mapped by the server apparatus; and in response to a second operation of the user control, wirelessly transmit a second request from the key device to the server apparatus, the second request directing the server apparatus to toggle a lock state of the controllable lock identified in response to the first operation of the user control. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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21. A computer program product including a set of non-transient, computer-readable media that store instructions which, when executed by control circuitry, cause the control circuitry to perform a method of controlling lockable devices, the method comprising:
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wirelessly receiving, by a server apparatus, a first request from a key device; identifying, by the server apparatus in response to receiving the first request, a controllable lock whose location the server apparatus has measured to be within a physical space mapped by the server apparatus; directing, by the server apparatus, the controllable lock to issue a human-detectable indication that the controllable lock has been selected for operation; in response to the key device receiving user input from a human user after the controllable lock has issued the human-detectable indication, wirelessly receiving, by the server apparatus, a second request from the key device; and toppling, by server apparatus in response to receiving the second request, a lock state of the controllable lock.
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