Integrated Door Locking and State Detection Systems and Methods
First Claim
1. An integrated door lock and position sensor system, comprising:
- a housing for installation to a door;
a wireless interface, housed within the housing, configured to wirelessly communicate with one or more remote computerized devices;
a sensor that detects when the door is closed;
a lock that, when engaged and the door is closed, prevents the door from being opened from at least one side of the door;
a controller, housed within the housing, in communication with the sensor, the lock, and the wireless interface, the controller configured to;
receive information from the sensor that indicates whether the door is open or shut;
transmit, via the wireless interface, information indicative of whether the door is open or shut;
determine whether the lock is engaged or disengaged; and
transmit, via the wireless interface, information indicative of whether the lock is engaged or disengaged.
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Abstract
Arrangements of integrated door lock and position sensor devices are presented. A wireless interface may be configured to wirelessly communicate with one or more remote computerized devices. A sensor may be incorporated into the device that detects when the door is open or closed. A lock may be incorporated into the device that, when engaged and the door is closed, prevents the door from being opened from at least one side of the door may be incorporated into the device. A controller may be configured to determine when the door is open, shut, locked, and/or unlocked using information from the lock and the sensor.
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20 Claims
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1. An integrated door lock and position sensor system, comprising:
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a housing for installation to a door; a wireless interface, housed within the housing, configured to wirelessly communicate with one or more remote computerized devices; a sensor that detects when the door is closed; a lock that, when engaged and the door is closed, prevents the door from being opened from at least one side of the door; a controller, housed within the housing, in communication with the sensor, the lock, and the wireless interface, the controller configured to; receive information from the sensor that indicates whether the door is open or shut; transmit, via the wireless interface, information indicative of whether the door is open or shut; determine whether the lock is engaged or disengaged; and transmit, via the wireless interface, information indicative of whether the lock is engaged or disengaged. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for sensing a door state, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a controller within a housing, information from a sensor located within the housing that indicates whether a door is open or shut; transmitting, via a wireless interface within the housing and in communication with the controller, information indicative of whether the door is open or shut; determining, by the controller, whether a lock is engaged or disengaged, wherein the lock is integrated with the controller such that the controller is capable of electronically engaging and disengaging the lock; and transmitting, via the wireless interface, information indicative of whether the lock is engaged or disengaged. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An integrated door lock and position sensor apparatus, comprising:
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a housing means configured to be installed on a door; a wireless interface means, housed within the housing means, configured to wirelessly communicate with one or more remote computerized devices; a sensing means that detects when the door is closed; a locking means that, when engaged and the door is closed, prevents the door from being opened from at least one side of the door; a processing means, located within the housing means, in communication with the sensing means, the locking means, and the wireless interface means, the processing configured to; receive information from the sensing means that indicates whether the door is open or shut; and determine whether the locking means is engaged or disengaged based on information received from the locking means. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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