ELECTROMECHANICAL LOCK

• US 20150332527A1
• Filed: 11/06/2012
• Published: 11/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: iLOQ Oy
• Original Assignee: iLOQ Oy
• Inventors: Pukari, Mika
• Granted Patent: US 9,406,178 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00317 keyless data carrier having only one limited data transmission range
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00634 Power supply for the lock
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00769 with data transmission performed by wireless means
• 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 9/20 involving the use of a pass
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/29 the pass containing active electronic elements, e.g. smartcards
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 70/7062 Electrical type [e.g., solenoid]

Abstract

An electromechanical lock is provided. The lock comprises an electronic circuitry means for providing a wireless interface for a communication device to proceed authentication with the communication device, and issue an open command provided that the authentication is successful; actuator means to receive the open command to set the lock in a mechanically openable state, the electronic circuitry means being configured to receive wirelessly from the communication device operating power for the electronic circuitry means and the actuator means.

Claims

1-13. -13. (canceled)

14. An electromechanical lock comprising:

an electronic circuitry means for

providing a wireless interface for a communication device to

proceed authentication with the communication device, and

issue an open command provided that the authentication is successful and a close command in case a user input is not received after the open command in a predefined time;

actuator means to receive the open command to set the lock in a mechanically openable state and a close command to set the lock in a mechanically locked state,

the electronic circuitry means being configured to receive wirelessly from the communication device operating power for the electronic circuitry means for authentication, and, provided that the authentication is successful, receive wirelessly from the communication device operating power for issuing the open and close command and for the actuator means, and

provided that the authentication is unsuccessful, cease receiving operating power and end operation.

15. The electromechanical lock of claim 14, further comprising one or more storing means for storing operating power for sending open and close commands to the actuator means and for the operating power required by the actuator.

16. The electromechanical lock of claim 14, further comprising storing means for storing operating power for sending open command and storing means for storing operating power for sending close commands to the actuator means.

17. The electromechanical lock of claim 14, further comprising

user interface means configured to receive input from a user, and

coupling means for coupling the user input to a lock mechanism in case the actuator means is set to openable state.

18. The electromechanical lock of claim 17, further comprising means for mechanically controlling the actuator means to return the lock from openable state to locked state when a user input based opening operation is finished.

19. The electromechanical lock of claim 14, wherein the electronic circuitry means is configured to indicate a user when the lock is openable and when access is denied.

20. The electromechanical lock of claim 14, wherein the electronic circuitry means is configured to send the communication device an indication when the lock is openable and when access is denied.

27. The electromechanical lock of claim 15, further comprising

user interface means configured to receive input from a user, and

coupling means for coupling the user input to a lock mechanism in case the actuator means is set to openable state.

28. The electromechanical lock of claim 16, further comprising

user interface means configured to receive input from a user, and

coupling means for coupling the user input to a lock mechanism in case the actuator means is set to openable state.

29. The electromechanical lock of claim 27, further comprising means for mechanically controlling the actuator means to return the lock from openable state to locked state when a user input based opening operation is finished.

30. The electromechanical lock of claim 28, further comprising means for mechanically controlling the actuator means to return the lock from openable state to locked state when a user input based opening operation is finished.

31. The electromechanical lock of claim 15, wherein the electronic circuitry means is configured to indicate a user when the lock is openable and when access is denied.

32. The electromechanical lock of claim 16, wherein the electronic circuitry means is configured to indicate a user when the lock is openable and when access is denied.

33. The electromechanical lock of claim 17, wherein the electronic circuitry means is configured to indicate a user when the lock is openable and when access is denied.

21. A method for operating an electromechanical lock, comprising:

receiving wirelessly from the communication device operating power for

providing a wireless interface for a communication device and

proceeding authentication with the communication device using the wireless interface, and,

provided that the authentication is successful, receiving wirelessly from the communication device operating power for

issuing an open command and

issuing a close command in case a user input is not received after the open command in a predefined time;

setting the lock in a mechanically openable state in response to the open command and

setting the lock in a mechanically locked state in response to a close command, and,

provided that the authentication is unsuccessful, ceasing receiving operating power and ending operation.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

storing operating power in one or more storing means for sending open and close commands means and for the operating power required by the actuator.

23. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

controlling the lock mechanically to return from openable state to locked state when a user input based opening operation is finished.

24. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

indicating a user when the lock is openable and when access is denied.

25. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

sending the communication device an indication when the lock is openable and when access is denied.

26. A computer program product encoding a computer program of instructions that, when executed on an electronic circuitry of an electromechanical lock, carry out the steps of:

controlling the reception of operating power received wirelessly from a communication device, and applying the received operating power for

providing a wireless interface for the communication device;

proceeding authentication with the communication device using the wireless interface, and

provided that the authentication is successful,

controlling the reception of operating power received wirelessly from the communication device, and applying the received operating power for issuing an open command for setting the lock in a mechanically openable state and issuing a close command in case a user input is not received after the open command in a predefined time, and

provided that the authentication is unsuccessful, ceasing the reception of operating power and ending operation.