NATURAL LANGUAGE USER INTERFACE

• US 20150350405A1
• Filed: 06/02/2015
• Published: 12/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/02/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC (Allegion PLC)
• Original Assignee: Schlage Lock Company LLC (Allegion PLC)
• Inventors: Rettig, Raymond F., Vickrey, Michelle
• Granted Patent: US 10,044,848 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00801 by acoustic waves
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00563 using personal physical data of the operator, e.g. finger prints, retinal images, voicepatterns
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/25 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72412 using two-way short-range wireless interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72415 for remote control of appliances
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/02 including a Bluetooth interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/74 with voice recognition means
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/50 for emergency connections
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A mobile device is configured to wirelessly authenticate with a reader device. The mobile device may receive an acoustic signal from a user, and a command may be determined based on the acoustic signal. The mobile device may transmit the command to the reader device if the mobile device and the reader device are authenticated. The reader device may receive the command, and may analyze the command to determine an action to be performed. The reader device may then perform the action if the mobile device is authorized to request the command to be performed.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

wirelessly authenticating a mobile device with a reader device;

receiving, with the mobile device, an acoustic signal from a user;

analyzing the acoustic signal to determine a command;

transmitting the command wirelessly from the mobile device to the reader device if the mobile device and reader device are authenticated;

receiving the command at the reader device;

processing, with the reader device, the command to determine an action to be performed; and

performing the action if the mobile device is authorized to request the command to be performed.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the reader device and the mobile device communicate via Bluetooth communication.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the reader device is an electronic door lock.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is a smartphone.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the command is “

Unlock”

; and

wherein the action includes the reader device unlocking a latch mechanism.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device directly transmits the command to the reader device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device transmits the command to a remote server;

and

wherein the remote server transmits the command to the reader device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the command is not ignored if spoken by an unknown user.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein if the command is “

Help”

, the mobile device transmits a signal to notify authorities of an emergency.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the analyzing step further includes transmitting the acoustic signal from the mobile device to a remote server to determine the command.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

transmitting the command from the remote server to a network bridge at a residence; and

wirelessly transmitting the command from the network bridge to the reader device.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

transmitting a second command from the network device to another wireless device at the residence in response to the acoustic signal being received at the mobile device.

13. A system, comprising:

a mobile device; and

a reader device;

wherein the mobile device is configured to wirelessly authenticate with the reader device, receive an acoustic signal from a user, analyze the acoustic signal to determine a command by transmitting the acoustic signal to a remote server and receiving the command from the remote server, and transmit the command wirelessly from the mobile device to the reader device if the mobile device and reader device are authenticated; and

wherein the reader device is configured to receive the command from the mobile device, process the command to determine an action to perform, and perform the action if the mobile device is authorized to request the command to be performed.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the reader device and the mobile device communicate via Bluetooth communication.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the reader device is an electronic door lock.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the mobile device is a smartphone.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein the command is “

Unlock”

; and

wherein the action includes the reader device unlocking a latch mechanism.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the mobile device directly transmits the command to the reader device.

19. The system of claim 13, wherein the mobile device is configured to transmit the command to the remote server;

and

wherein the remote server is configured to transmit the command to the reader device.

20. A method, comprising:

wirelessly authenticating a smartphone with a reader device;

receiving, with the smartphone, an acoustic signal from a user;

analyzing the acoustic signal to determine a command;

transmitting the command wirelessly from the smartphone to the reader device if the smartphone and reader device are authenticated;

receiving the command at the reader device;

processing, with the reader device, the command to determine an action to be performed; and

performing the action if the smartphone device is authorized to request the command to be performed;

wherein the reader device and the mobile device communicate via Bluetooth communication; and

wherein the reader device is an electronic door lock.