Distribution Of Lock Access Data For Electromechanical Locks In An Access Control System
First Claim
1. A method of updating lock access data for an electromechanical lock capable of being actuated by a user desiring to open the lock with a key having electronic key data stored therein, wherein updated lock access data for said lock may be configured by an administrator from a remote site and communicated to the lock using public networks, the method comprising:
- transmitting updated lock access data for said lock from the remote site over a telecommunication channel to a mobile terminal;
transmitting the updated lock access data from the mobile terminal to the key using short-range wireless communication;
when the user attempts to open the lock with the key, forwarding the updated lock access data, as received from the mobile terminal, forwarded from the key to the lock; and
the lock verifying that the user is trusted and then accepting the updated lock access data as received from the key.
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Abstract
A method of updating lock access data for an electromechanical lock is disclosed. The lock is of a type capable of being actuated by a user desiring to open the lock with a key having electronic key data stored therein. Updated lock access data for the lock may be configured by an administrator from a remote site and communicated to the lock using public networks. According to the method, updated lock access data from the remote site for the lock is transmitted over a telecommunication channel to a mobile terminal. The updated lock access data is transmitted from the mobile terminal to the key using short-range wireless communication. When the user attempts to open the lock with the key, the updated lock access data as received from the mobile terminal is forwarded from the key to the lock. The lock verifies that the user is trusted and then accepts the updated lock access data as received from the key.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of updating lock access data for an electromechanical lock capable of being actuated by a user desiring to open the lock with a key having electronic key data stored therein, wherein updated lock access data for said lock may be configured by an administrator from a remote site and communicated to the lock using public networks, the method comprising:
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transmitting updated lock access data for said lock from the remote site over a telecommunication channel to a mobile terminal; transmitting the updated lock access data from the mobile terminal to the key using short-range wireless communication; when the user attempts to open the lock with the key, forwarding the updated lock access data, as received from the mobile terminal, forwarded from the key to the lock; and the lock verifying that the user is trusted and then accepting the updated lock access data as received from the key. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An access control system comprising:
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a plurality of electromechanical locks, each lock comprising a memory for storing lock access data; and a plurality of keys, each key comprising a memory for storing electronic key data; wherein; each lock comprises an electronic circuit configured to read the electronic key data of a key possessed by a user and to issue a lock open command to set the lock in a mechanically open state when the read key data satisfies a predetermined criterion; at least one key among said plurality of keys comprises a transceiver for short-range wireless data communication, said transceiver being capable of communicating with a mobile terminal enabled for cellular telecommunication to receive updated lock access data from said mobile terminal; and the electronic circuit of each lock is configured to update its lock access data by; receiving the updated lock access data from the key; verifying that said user is a trusted user; and
in responsestoring the updated lock access data in the memory of the lock.
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