Electronic Lock

• US 20140260452A1
• Filed: 03/14/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: CHEN, Hsu-Chih
• Original Assignee: CHEN, Hsu-Chih
• Inventors: CHEN, Hsu-Chih
• Application Number:
  US13/802,831
• Publication Number:
  US 20140260452A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 70/279.1
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00388 code verification carried out according to the challenge/response method
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00793 by Hertzian waves
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00174 Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys mechanical locks with electric permutation E05B49/00; arrangements for sensing or reading record carriers G06K7/00; electronic switching H03K17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/0069 actuated in a predetermined sequence
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/7062 Electrical type [e.g., solenoid]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/7107 And alternately mechanically actuated by a key, dial, etc.

Abstract

An electronic lock is disclosed, which generally comprises a main lock body, a control mechanism being cooperatively connected with the main lock body, and at least one portable communication device. The control mechanism includes a connection interface connecting to the main lock body, a central processing unit connecting to the connection interface, a communication unit connecting to the central processing unit, and a power supply unit connecting to the central processing unit. The portable communication device, being capable of conducting a handshake communication with the communication unit of the control mechanism, so that the control mechanism can be controlled by the portable communication device to conduct a locking or unlocking operation for the main lock body. The portable communication device can be used as a key and can be appropriately copied through the control mechanism. Furthermore, the present invention allows authorization division for the key to increase the security.

Claims

1. An electronic lock, comprising:

a main lock body;

a control mechanism being cooperatively connected with said main lock body, said control mechanism including a connection interface connecting to said main lock body, a central processing unit connecting to said connection interface, a communication unit connecting to said central processing unit, and a power supply unit connecting to said central processing unit, and

at least one portable communication device, being capable of conducting a handshake communication with said communication unit of said control mechanism, so that said control mechanism can be controlled by said portable communication device to conduct a locking or unlocking operation for said main lock body.

2. The electronic lock of claim 1, wherein said main lock body includes a latch bolt and a linking mechanism linked to said latch bolt.

3. The electronic lock of claim 2, wherein said linking mechanism can be inserted with a key.

4. The electronic lock of claim 1, wherein said control mechanism further includes an emergency unit and a signal intensity processing unit.

5. The electronic lock of claim 1, wherein said central processing unit includes a storage module, an authentication module, an unlocking module, a signal transmission module, a copy module, and an authorization weight module.

6. The electronic lock of claim 5, wherein said unlocking module can cooperate with said portable communication device to allow said portable communication device to create a visual interface for showing a password generated from said unlocking module and a visual interface for facilitating a user to operate the lock.

7. The electronic lock of claim 1, wherein said communication unit is based on a bluetooth protocol, a short-range wireless protocol, or a wireless local area network.

8. The electronic lock of claim 1, wherein said portable communication device is a mobile telephone, a personal digital assistant, or a computer.