Local and remote management of lock systems from a network
First Claim
1. An Internet Protocol lock management system for use with at least one electronic/electromechanical lock, comprising:
- at least one electronic control means for managing an associated electronic/electromechanical lock from a standard TCP/IP network, the at least one electronic control means having its own IP address.
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Abstract
A local and remote lock management system including at least one electronic control device that allows electronic/electromechanical locks with an electronic keypad to be managed locally and remotely from a network supporting the TCP/IP protocol, thus benefiting from all the advantages provided by the Internet, and a remote lock management program for locally and remotely managing electronic/electromechanical locks through the at least one control device. Each lock is associated with its own control device having its own IP address. A basic, directly-connected configuration of the IP lock management system has an architecture with a series of electronic locks, the control devices for each lock acting as a Web server for any Internet/Intranet client that wants to connect remotely to it. The control devices serve up configuration and/or inquiry Web pages, handles interactions with the local keypad, and respond to remote orders that the remote lock management program gives from any control post on the network. A master/slave configuration has an architecture in which the system has a series of locks, only one of which has a web server. All locks are connected to the network. If a user wants to access the master and slave locks, the user will connect to the master control device, and from that single session the user will access the parameters of all the other control devices.
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12 Claims
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1. An Internet Protocol lock management system for use with at least one electronic/electromechanical lock, comprising:
at least one electronic control means for managing an associated electronic/electromechanical lock from a standard TCP/IP network, the at least one electronic control means having its own IP address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12)
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10. An electronic control device for managing a lock from a network supporting the TCP/IP protocol, the electronic control device having its own IP address and comprising:
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means for serving up configuration and inquiry Web pages from a standard web browser;
means for controlling and supervising temporary processes that govern the lock; and
means for handling interactions with a local electronic input device.
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