SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCKING DEVICE MANAGEMENT

• US 20140028438A1
• Filed: 07/12/2013
• Published: 01/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Carrier Fire & Security LLC (Carrier Global Corporation)
• Original Assignee: UTC Fire & Security Corporation (Rtx Corporation)
• Inventors: Kuenzi, Adam, Harkema, Jonah J.
• Granted Patent: US 9,330,514 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.24
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00841 by a portable device
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00571 operated by interacting with a central unit
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00817 where the code of the lock can be programmed
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00904 for hotels, motels, office buildings or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0823 using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/72 Subscriber identity

Abstract

A system for locking device management is disclosed. A server can transmit locking device programming instructions for a locking device to a mobile device based on a locking device programming trigger. The mobile device can search for the locking device and transmit the programming instructions to the locking device via wireless signals. The locking device can communicate with the mobile device via wireless signals and execute the programming instructions.

Claims

1. An off-line locking device capable of communicating with a mobile device comprising:

one or more locking components;

a wireless receiver capable of receiving wireless signals from the mobile device;

a processing system, comprising one or more processors, connected to the wireless receiver and capable of controlling the one or more locking components; and

a memory system comprising one or more computer-readable media, wherein the computer-readable media contain instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to perform operations comprising;

receiving programming instructions from the mobile device via a wireless signal, wherein the programming instructions are transferred from the mobile device to the locking device, automatically, when the mobile device and the locking device are a distance to communicate by one of Bluetooth®

, infrared, NFC, Wi-Fi, Zigbee®

, and radio signals; and

executing the programming instructions, wherein the programming instructions relate to the controlling the one or more locking components.

2. The locking device of claim 1, further comprising a wireless transmitter capable of transmitting wireless signals to the mobile device, wherein the operations further comprise transferring lock status information to the mobile device based on executing the programming instructions.

3. The locking device of claim 1, the operations further comprise activating a wireless signal receiver based on a user activation input.

4. The locking device of claim 1, the operations further comprise:

receiving digital certificate information from the mobile device; and

validating the digital certificate information from the mobile device.

5. A system for managing content information comprising:

a server configured to communicate with one or more mobile devices;

a processing system comprising one or more processors; and

a memory system comprising one or more computer-readable media, wherein the computer-readable media contain instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to perform operations comprising;

identifying a locking device programming trigger; and

transmitting locking device programming instructions for one or more locking devices to one or more mobile devices based on the lock programming trigger, wherein the one or more mobile devices are configured to transmit the locking device programming instructions to the one or more locking devices via a wireless signal, automatically, when a mobile device and a locking device are a distance to communicate by one of Bluetooth®

, infrared, NFC, Wi-Fi, Zigbee®

, and radio signals.

6. The system of claim 5, further comprising a database of locking device status information.

7. The system of claim 6, the operations further comprise

receiving a locking device status information from the one or more mobile devices;

and

updating the database of locking device status information based on the locking device status information.

8. The system of claim 7, the operations further comprise transferring locking device programming cancelation instructions to one or more mobile devices based on the locking device status information.

9. The system of claim 6, the operations further comprise generating a report of locking device status information based on the database of locking device status information.

10. A mobile device comprising:

a processing system comprising one or more processors; and

a memory system comprising one or more computer-readable media, wherein the computer-readable media contain instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to perform operations comprising;

receiving programming instructions for a locking device;

searching for the locking device via wireless signal; and

transferring the programming instructions to the locking device via wireless signal, automatically, when the mobile device and the locking device are a distance to communicate by one of Bluetooth®

, infrared, NFC, Wi-Fi, Zigbee®

, and radio signals.

11. The mobile device of claim 10, the operations further comprise receiving a confirmation signal from the locking device via wireless signal.

12. The mobile device of claim 10, the operations further comprise:

receiving a locking device status information from the locking device; and

transmitting the locking device status information to a locking device management server.

13. The mobile device of claim 10, the operations further comprise discarding a previously received programming instructions for the locking device based on the receiving the programming instructions for the locking device.