Wireless locking device
First Claim
1. An electronic locking system, comprising:
- a locking mechanism to transition between a locked state and an unlocked state;
a touch sensor to detect user input touch interactions as one of short input interactions and long input interactions based on a duration of each detected user input touch interaction;
a status indicator to indicate whether each detected touch input interaction is detected as a short input interaction or a long input interaction; and
an electronic controller to determine that a detected series of short and long input interactions matches an unlock code defined as an ordered series of interspersed short and long input interactions, andwherein the locking mechanism is configured to transition from the locked state to the unlocked state based on determination that the detected series of short and long input interactions match the stored unlock code.
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Abstract
An electronic locking device can be configured to become active from a low power state, receive physical input to unlock, and provide access to a replaceable power supply. An electronic locking device can use a combination of physical input and discovery of an authorized mobile device to enable transition from a locked state to an unlocked state. Authorization can be internally stored or externally obtained through a service. An electronic locking device can match a series of physical interactions to a series of stored interactions to enable transition from a locked state to an unlocked state, when an authorized device is unavailable. An electronic locking device can provide access to a replaceable power supply when a latch is released.
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20 Claims
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1. An electronic locking system, comprising:
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a locking mechanism to transition between a locked state and an unlocked state; a touch sensor to detect user input touch interactions as one of short input interactions and long input interactions based on a duration of each detected user input touch interaction; a status indicator to indicate whether each detected touch input interaction is detected as a short input interaction or a long input interaction; and an electronic controller to determine that a detected series of short and long input interactions matches an unlock code defined as an ordered series of interspersed short and long input interactions, and wherein the locking mechanism is configured to transition from the locked state to the unlocked state based on determination that the detected series of short and long input interactions match the stored unlock code. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of operating an electronic lock, comprising:
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detecting, via a touch sensor, user input touch interactions as one of short input interactions and long input interactions based on a duration of each detected user input touch interaction; indicating, via a status indicator, whether each detected touch input interaction is detected as a short input interaction or a long input interaction; determining, via an electronic controller, that a detected series of short and long input interactions matches an unlock code defined as an ordered series of interspersed short and long input interactions; and transitioning the locking mechanism from the locked state to the unlocked state based on determination that the detected series of short and long input interactions matches the stored unlock code.
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11. An electronic lock, comprising:
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a lock body; a locking mechanism to transition between a locked state and an unlocked state; a sensor to detect; manual user inputs as short input interactions that each have a duration of time less than a threshold value, and manual user inputs as long input interactions that each have a duration of time longer than the threshold value; a storage medium to store an unlock code defined as an ordered series of short and long input interactions; and
a controller to;compare a series of short and long input interactions detected by the sensor with the stored unlock code; transition the locking mechanism from the locked state to the unlocked state based on a determination that a detected series of short and long input interactions match the stored unlock code. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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