Method for controlling door lock of home network system

• US 10,529,160 B2
• Filed: 04/17/2019
• Issued: 01/07/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 09/22/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yong Joon Jeon
• Original Assignee: Yong Joon Jeon
• Inventors: Yun, Jeong Ku
• Primary Examiner(s): Dsouza, Adolf
• Application Number:
  US16/386,280
• Publication Number:
  US 20190244458A1
• Time in Patent Office: 265 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00769 with data transmission performed by wireless means
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/08 With time considerations, e.g. temporary activation, valid time window or time limitations
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00174 Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys mechanical locks with electric permutation E05B49/00; arrangements for sensing or reading record carriers G06K7/00; electronic switching H03K17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00563 using personal physical data of the operator, e.g. finger prints, retinal images, voicepatterns
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00571 operated by interacting with a central unit
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00817 where the code of the lock can be programmed
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for controlling a door lock of a home network system, the method including: generating release information in an external software module which communicates with a first smart terminal, or in a software installed in the first smart terminal; transmitting the release information from the external software module or the first smart terminal to a second smart terminal which is independent from and not connected to the local network system at the time when receiving the release information; and locking or unlocking the door lock based on comparison of information input into the door lock from an outside of the door lock with the generated release information.

Claims

1. A method for controlling a door lock of a local network system in which the door lock for locking or unlocking a door is connected to a gateway and is connected to a communications network, the method comprising:

generating release information configured to be used to lock or unlock the door lock in an external software module which communicates with a first smart terminal according to a request from the first smart terminal, or in a software installed in the first smart terminal;

transmitting the release information from the external software module or the first smart terminal to a second smart terminal which is independent from and not connected to the local network system at the time when receiving the release information; and

locking or unlocking the door lock based on comparison of information input into the door lock from an outside of the door lock with the generated release information, wherein the comparison is performed by a server which has the release information and has received the information input into the door lock, by the gateway which has received the generated release information and the information input into the door lock, or by the door lock which has received the generated release information;

wherein the release information is invalidated based on a notification sent from the second smart terminal indicating that a space associated with the door lock is not going to be used any more.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting an authentication key to the second smart terminal, wherein the second smart terminal is connectable to the gateway by using the authentication key.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising allowing the second smart terminal to access the gateway by using the authentication key.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising allowing the second smart terminal to control a device connected to the gateway.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the transmitting of the authentication key to the second smart terminal is performed after the door lock is unlocked.

6. A method for controlling a door lock of a home network system in which the door lock for locking or unlocking a door is connected to a gateway and is connected to a communications network, the method comprising:

generating release information configured to be used to lock or unlock the door lock in an external software module which communicates with a first smart terminal according to a request from the first smart terminal, or in a software installed in the first smart terminal;

transmitting the release information from the external software module or the first smart terminal to a second smart terminal;

locking or unlocking the door lock based on comparison of information input into the door lock from an outside of the door lock with the generated release information, wherein the comparison is performed by a server which has the release information and has received the information input into the door lock, by the gateway which has received the generated release information and the information input into the door lock, or by the door lock which has received the generated release information; and

transmitting an authentication key to the second smart terminal if the door lock is unlocked based on the result of said comparison, wherein the second smart terminal is connectable to the gateway by using the authentication key.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising allowing the second smart terminal to access the gateway by using the authentication key.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising allowing the second smart terminal to control a device connected to the gateway.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising invalidating the release information based on a notification sent from the second smart terminal indicating that a space associated with the door lock is not going to be used any more.

10. A system including a gateway of a local network system, a door lock connected to the gateway, and a server which is connected to and interacts with the gateway, where the door lock is connected to a communication network via the gateway, the system comprising one or more software and/or hardware modules configured to:

receive by the gateway or the door lock release information configured to be used to lock or unlock the door lock from a first smart terminal or an external software module which communicates with the first smart terminal, or store by the server the release information, the release information being generated in the external software module according to a request from the first smart terminal or in a software installed in the first smart terminal;

transmit the release information from the gateway or the server to a second smart terminal which is independent from and not connected to the local network system at the time when receiving the release information; and

lock or unlock the door lock based on comparison of information input into the door lock from an outside of the door lock with the generated release information, wherein the comparison is performed by the server which has stored the release information and has received the information input into the door lock, by the gateway which has received the generated release information and the information input into the door lock, or by the door lock which has received the generated release information;

wherein the release information is invalidated based on a notification sent from the second smart terminal indicating that a space associated with the door lock is not going to be used any more.

11. The system of claim 10, further comprising one or more software and/or hardware modules configured to transmit an authentication key to the second smart terminal, wherein the second smart terminal is connectable to the gateway by using the authentication key.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising one or more software and/or hardware modules configured to allow the second smart terminal to access the gateway by using the authentication key.

13. The system of claim 12, further comprising one or more software and/or hardware modules configured to allow the second smart terminal to control a device connected to the gateway.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the transmitting of the authentication key to the second smart terminal is performed after the door lock is unlocked.

15. A system including a gateway of a local network system, a door lock connected to the gateway, and a server which is connected to and interacts with the gateway, where the door lock is connected to a communication network via the gateway, the system comprising one or more software and/or hardware modules configured to:

receive by the gateway or the door lock release information configured to be used to lock or unlock the door lock from a first smart terminal or an external software module which communicates with the first smart terminal, or store by the server the release information, the release information being generated in the external software module according to a request from the first smart terminal or in a software installed in the first smart terminal;

transmit the release information from the gateway or the server to a second smart terminal which is independent from and not connected to the local network system at the time when receiving the release information;

lock or unlock the door lock based on comparison of information input into the door lock from an outside of the door lock with the generated release information, wherein the comparison is performed by the server which has stored the release information and has received the information input into the door lock, by the gateway which has received the generated release information and the information input into the door lock, or by the door lock which has received the generated release information; and

transmit an authentication key to the second smart terminal if the door lock is unlocked based on the result of said comparison, wherein the second smart terminal is connectable to the gateway by using the authentication key.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising one or more software and/or hardware modules configured to allow the second smart terminal to access the gateway by using the authentication key.

17. The system of claim 16, further comprising one or more software and/or hardware modules configured to allow the second smart terminal to control a device connected to the gateway.

18. The system of claim 17, further comprising one or more software and/or hardware modules configured to invalidate the release information based on a notification sent from the second smart terminal indicating that a space associated with the door lock is not going to be used any more.