SYSTEM FOR MANAGEMENT OF UBIQUITOUSLY DEPLOYED INTELLIGENT LOCKS
First Claim
1. A lock system comprising:
- a remote actuating key device which comprises a portable member arranged to wirelessly transmit at least one radio frequency signal;
a passive lock device which comprises an actuatable trigger mechanism coupled to a control circuit, and wherein said control circuit is adapted to receive said at least one radio frequency signal for electrically powering said control circuit, and for determining if said signal is appropriate to unlock said lock device, said control circuit also generating a trigger signal if said signal is determined to be appropriate, said trigger signal being received by said trigger mechanism which activates said trigger mechanism to enable said lock device to be unlocked; and
a computer network, wherein said computer network and said key device are adapted to communicate via a wireless communications connection.
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Abstract
A lock system having a remote actuating key device, e.g., a portable member arranged to wirelessly transmit a wireless signal, and a passive lock device for receiving that signal. The lock device includes an actuatable trigger mechanism and a control circuit. The control circuit receives the wireless signal, which powers it. The control circuit also determines if the wireless signal is appropriate to unlock the lock, whereupon it produces a trigger signal. The trigger mechanism is responsive to the trigger signal to actuate and enable the lock device to be opened. The key device is also arranged to communicate via a wireless communications connection to a computer network. The communication with the computer network may carry commands and information. The key device may relay communications between the lock device and the computer network.
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32 Claims
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1. A lock system comprising:
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a remote actuating key device which comprises a portable member arranged to wirelessly transmit at least one radio frequency signal;
a passive lock device which comprises an actuatable trigger mechanism coupled to a control circuit, and wherein said control circuit is adapted to receive said at least one radio frequency signal for electrically powering said control circuit, and for determining if said signal is appropriate to unlock said lock device, said control circuit also generating a trigger signal if said signal is determined to be appropriate, said trigger signal being received by said trigger mechanism which activates said trigger mechanism to enable said lock device to be unlocked; and
a computer network, wherein said computer network and said key device are adapted to communicate via a wireless communications connection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of protecting a structure by use of a lock system comprising:
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(a) coupling a passive lock device to a structure for protecting the structure;
(b) wirelessly transmitting at least one radio frequency signal from a remote actuating key device which includes a portable member;
(c) receiving said at least one radio frequency signal by a control circuit of said passive lock device for electrically powering said control circuit;
(c) determining, by said control circuit, if said at least one radio frequency signal is appropriate to unlock said passive lock device, and generating a trigger signal, by said control circuit, for receipt by an actuatable trigger mechanism coupled to said control circuit if said at least one radio frequency signal is determined appropriate and not generating said trigger signal if said at least one radio frequency signal is determined not appropriate by said control circuit;
(e) enabling said lock device to be unlocked by said trigger mechanism when said trigger signal is received by said trigger mechanism; and
(f) communicating, by said remote actuating key device, with a computer network via a wireless communication network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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