WIRELESS ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS
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1. A wireless access control system comprising:
- a remote access device;
a plugin device, the plugin device communicating with the remote access device;
a lock for locking and unlocking a door in which the lock is disposed, the lock being in communication with the plugin device, the plugin device determining a first distance between the remote access device and the lock as a function of communicating with the remote access device, and causing the lock to communicate with the remote access device when the remote access device is at a distance less than or equal to a second predetermined distance from the lock to enable the lock to be unlocked;
a visual indicator disposed on the lock for indicating a locked status.
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Abstract
A wireless access control system includes a remote access device. A plugin device communicates with the remote access device. A lock controls the ability to lock and unlock a door in which the lock is disposed. The lock is in communication with the plug in device. The plug in device determines a distance between the remote access device and the lock and causes the lock to communicate with the remote access device when the remote access device is at a distance less than or equal to a predetermined distance from the lock to enable the lock to be unlocked.
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22 Claims
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1. A wireless access control system comprising:
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a remote access device; a plugin device, the plugin device communicating with the remote access device; a lock for locking and unlocking a door in which the lock is disposed, the lock being in communication with the plugin device, the plugin device determining a first distance between the remote access device and the lock as a function of communicating with the remote access device, and causing the lock to communicate with the remote access device when the remote access device is at a distance less than or equal to a second predetermined distance from the lock to enable the lock to be unlocked; a visual indicator disposed on the lock for indicating a locked status. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A lock for locking and unlocking a door in which the lock is disposed, wherein the lock receives a wake-up signal when a remote access device is within a first predetermined distance of the lock, the lock communicating with the remote access device when the remote access device is at a distance less than or equal to a second predetermined distance from the lock to enable the lock to be unlocked;
- and a visual indicator disposed on a face of the lock for indicating a locked status.
- View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A lock for locking and unlocking a door in which the lock is disposed, comprising:
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a first directional antenna facing in a first direction, and a second directional antenna facing in an opposed second direction, the lock receiving a signal from a remote access device at at least one of the first directional antenna and second directional antenna and enabling locking or unlocking of the lock as a function of the remote access signal strength as received at the first directional antenna and second directional antenna; and a touch sensor disposed in the lock, which upon being touched switches to the second directional antenna, and a controller for determining the signal strength at the first directional antenna and second directional antenna, and unlocking the door if the signal strength received at the first directional antenna is greater than the signal strength received at the second directional antenna. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for transferring remote access to a lock from a remote access device comprising the steps:
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creating an account by storing on a remote server, user identification information, and remote access device identification information associated with a first local access device; accessing the server with a second remote access device utilizing the user identification information; the server determining that the second remote access device is not the first remote access device; transmitting the remote access device identification information associated with the second remote access device to the server; the server storing the remote access device identification information associated with the second remote access device with the user information; and the server transmitting the remote access device identification information associated with the second remote access device to a controller for controlling a lock. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A wireless access control system comprising:
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a remote access device; a plugin device, the plugin device communicating with the remote access device; a lock for locking and unlocking a door in which the lock is disposed, the lock being in communication with the plug-in device determining a first predetermined distance between the remote access device and the lock as a function of communicating with the remote access device, and causing the lock to communicate with the remote access device when the remote access device is at a distance less than or equal to a second predetermined distance from the lock to enable the lock to be unlocked, the remote access device communicating with the plugin device by tapping the remote access device to the wall plugin device to transfer a unique remote access device identifier information to the plugin device. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A lock for locking and unlocking a door in which the lock is disposed, comprising:
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a sensor for determining the lock is being touched by a user; and a first directional antenna facing in a first direction and a second directional antenna facing in a second direction, substantially opposite to the first direction, the first antenna and second antenna each receiving a signal from a remote access device and enabling locking or unlocking of the lock only as a function of a signal strength of the signal as received at the first antenna being greater than a signal strength of the signal received at the second directional antenna when the sensor determines the lock is being touched by a user, and the first directional antenna is facing in the direction of the user sensed by the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
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