WIRELESS NETWORK APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOCK INDICATION
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1. An apparatus for tracking a status of a lock, comprising:
- at least one lock tracking device for tracking the status of the lock, wherein said lock tracking device comprises a movement sensing device for sensing movement of a key relative to said lock and providing movement information about said movement;
wherein said movement information enables tracking the movements of the key and determining the direction of rotation of the key relative to the lock; and
at least one wireless key unit;
wherein each of said at least one wireless key unit is connected to one of the at least one lock tracking device, and wherein said at least one wireless key unit includes a transceiver unit for transmitting information obtained from the at least one lock tracking device regarding the status of the lock.
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Abstract
An apparatus for tracking the status of a lock, comprising: at least one lock tracking device for tracking a status of a lock; and at least one wireless key unit; wherein each of said at least one wireless key unit is connected to one of said at least one lock tracking device, and wherein said at least one wireless key unit includes a transceiver unit for transmitting information obtained from the at least one lock tracking device regarding the status of the lock.
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1. An apparatus for tracking a status of a lock, comprising:
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at least one lock tracking device for tracking the status of the lock, wherein said lock tracking device comprises a movement sensing device for sensing movement of a key relative to said lock and providing movement information about said movement;
wherein said movement information enables tracking the movements of the key and determining the direction of rotation of the key relative to the lock; andat least one wireless key unit;
wherein each of said at least one wireless key unit is connected to one of the at least one lock tracking device, and wherein said at least one wireless key unit includes a transceiver unit for transmitting information obtained from the at least one lock tracking device regarding the status of the lock. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for tracking a status of a lock, comprising
tracking the status of the lock with a lock tracking device that is adapted to be attached to a key that is used for lock or unlock said key; -
wherein said lock tracking device comprises a movement sensing device for sensing movement of a key relative to said lock and providing movement information about said movement;
wherein said movement information enables tracking the movements of the key and determining the direction of rotation of the key relative to the lock; andtransmitting information obtained from said lock tracking device by a wireless key unit that is connected to said lock tracking device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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