ELECTRONIC LOCK AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method of authenticating a lock system, comprising:
- establishing wireless communication between a cellular phone and an electronic lock;
transmitting a lock identification from the electronic lock to the cellular phone;
transmitting the lock identification and a phone identification from the cellular phone to a network;
determining via the network whether the cellular phone is permitted access to the electronic lock based at least in part on the lock identification and the phone identification;
transmitting a grant/deny message from the network to the cellular phone based upon the determining; and
transmitting the grant/deny message from the cellular phone to the electronic lock.
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Abstract
An electronic lock authentication system and associated method including an electronic lock and a cellular phone in communication with a network and in wireless communication with the electronic lock. The electronic lock has a lock identification and is configured to transmit the lock identification wirelessly to the cellular phone. The cellular phone has a phone identification and is configured to transmit the lock identification and the phone identification to the network. The network is configured to make a decision in real time whether the cellular phone is permitted access to the electronic lock based on the lock identification and the phone identification, and is further configured to transmit a grant/deny message to the cellular phone based on the decision, and the cellular phone is configured to transmit the grant/deny message to the electronic lock.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of authenticating a lock system, comprising:
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establishing wireless communication between a cellular phone and an electronic lock; transmitting a lock identification from the electronic lock to the cellular phone; transmitting the lock identification and a phone identification from the cellular phone to a network; determining via the network whether the cellular phone is permitted access to the electronic lock based at least in part on the lock identification and the phone identification; transmitting a grant/deny message from the network to the cellular phone based upon the determining; and transmitting the grant/deny message from the cellular phone to the electronic lock. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electronic lock authentication system, comprising:
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an electronic lock; and a cellular phone in communication with a network and in wireless communication with the electronic lock; and wherein the electronic lock has a lock identification and is configured to transmit the lock identification wirelessly to the cellular phone; wherein the cellular phone has a phone identification and is configured to transmit the lock identification and the phone identification to the network; wherein the network is configured to make a decision in real time whether the cellular phone is permitted access to the electronic lock based at least in part on the lock identification and the phone identification, the network further configured to transmit a grant/deny message to the cellular phone based on the decision; and wherein the cellular phone is configured to transmit the grant/deny message to the electronic lock. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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