SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CONTROL LOCKING AND UNLOCKING OF DOORS USING POWERLINE AND RADIO FREQUENCY COMMUNICATIONS
First Claim
1. A battery-powered door lock control system operating remotely from a powerline and configured to interface with a mesh network, the system comprising:
- a door lock controller configured to receive a door lock command, the door lock controller operably connected to a door lock associated with an entry to a building to automatically move the door lock between a first locked position and a second unlocked position based at least in part on the door lock command, wherein the door lock controller is electrically disconnected from a powerline;
a local receiver configured to wirelessly detect a presence of a first radio frequency (RF) signal having a first frequency, the presence of the first RF signal indicative of a first message encoded onto the powerline, wherein the local receiver is electrically disconnected from the powerline; and
the local receiver further configured to wake up from an inactive state upon receipt of the presence of the first RF signal on the powerline to receive a second message via a second RF signal having a second RF frequency different from the first RF frequency and to determine whether a device address of the second message is an assigned address, the local receiver returning to an inactive state when the device address of the second message is not the assigned address, the second message comprising the door lock command when the device address is the assigned address, the local receiver sending the door lock command to the door lock controller.
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Abstract
An electronic door lock system automatically controls locking and unlocking of a door. A door lock controller interfaces with an electronic door lock, sends messages including door lock data to a local receiver, and receives messages including door lock commands from the local receiver. In turn, the local receiver interfaces with a hub device through a mesh network. The hub receives the door lock data, applies a rule set to make lock operation decisions, and sends messages, which may comprise commands to operate the door lock, through the mesh network to the local receiver. The local receiver decodes the messages and passes the commands to the door lock controller to automatically control the electronic door lock.
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20 Claims
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1. A battery-powered door lock control system operating remotely from a powerline and configured to interface with a mesh network, the system comprising:
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a door lock controller configured to receive a door lock command, the door lock controller operably connected to a door lock associated with an entry to a building to automatically move the door lock between a first locked position and a second unlocked position based at least in part on the door lock command, wherein the door lock controller is electrically disconnected from a powerline; a local receiver configured to wirelessly detect a presence of a first radio frequency (RF) signal having a first frequency, the presence of the first RF signal indicative of a first message encoded onto the powerline, wherein the local receiver is electrically disconnected from the powerline; and the local receiver further configured to wake up from an inactive state upon receipt of the presence of the first RF signal on the powerline to receive a second message via a second RF signal having a second RF frequency different from the first RF frequency and to determine whether a device address of the second message is an assigned address, the local receiver returning to an inactive state when the device address of the second message is not the assigned address, the second message comprising the door lock command when the device address is the assigned address, the local receiver sending the door lock command to the door lock controller. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method to control a door lock, the method comprising:
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wirelessly detecting a presence of a first radio frequency (RF) signal having a first frequency, the presence of the first RF signal indicative of a first message encoded onto a powerline; waking up a local receiver from an inactive state based on the presence of the first RF signal on the powerline and receiving a second message via a second RF signal having a second RF frequency different from the first RF frequency, wherein the local receiver is electrically disconnected from the powerline; determining whether a device address of the second message is an assigned address, the second message comprising a door lock command when the device address is the assigned address; returning the local receiver to an inactive state when the device address of the second message is not the assigned address; sending to a door lock controller the door lock command when the device address of the second message is the assigned address; and automatically moving a door lock associated with an entry to a building between a first locked position and a second unlocked position based at least in part on the door lock command, wherein the door lock controller is electrically disconnected from the powerline. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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