WIRELESS LOCKSET WITH INTEGRATED ANTENNA, TOUCH ACTIVATION, AND LIGHT COMMUNICATION METHOD
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1. A lockset comprising:
- a latch assembly including a bolt movable between an extended position and a retracted position;
a controller configured to electronically control movement of the bolt between the extended position and the retracted position;
an interior assembly including a turn piece for manually actuating the bolt between the extended position and the retracted position;
an exterior assembly including a mechanical lock assembly configured to manually move the bolt between the extended position and the retracted position, wherein the exterior assembly includes a light communication device with a plurality of independently controllable regions in electrical communication with the controller; and
wherein the controller is configured to actuate multiple of the regions in a predefined configuration to identify a condition of the lockset.
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Abstract
A wireless electromechanical lock with one or more of an internal antenna, touch activation, and/or a light communication device that acts as a user interface. In some embodiments, the lock utilizes an antenna near the exterior face of the lockset, designed inside the metal body of the lockset itself. A light communication device is provided in some embodiments to communicate information, visually, to the user via animations and dynamic displays of light. In some embodiments, the lockset includes a touch activation capability, which can be used to lock/unlock the lock and/or otherwise provide input.
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1. A lockset comprising:
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a latch assembly including a bolt movable between an extended position and a retracted position; a controller configured to electronically control movement of the bolt between the extended position and the retracted position; an interior assembly including a turn piece for manually actuating the bolt between the extended position and the retracted position; an exterior assembly including a mechanical lock assembly configured to manually move the bolt between the extended position and the retracted position, wherein the exterior assembly includes a light communication device with a plurality of independently controllable regions in electrical communication with the controller; and wherein the controller is configured to actuate multiple of the regions in a predefined configuration to identify a condition of the lockset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A lockset comprising:
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a latch assembly movable between a locked position and an unlocked position; a controller configured to electronically control movement of the latch assembly between the locked position and the unlocked position; a light communication device with a plurality of independently controllable regions in electrical communication with the controller; and wherein the controller is configured to actuate at least a portion of the regions in a pre-determined configuration by adjusting one or more of illumination, intensity or color of the regions responsive to one or more of;
(1) an action currently being processed by the controller;
or (2) a request for user input by the controller. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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