DOOR LOCKS AND ASSEMBLIES FOR USE WIRELESS GUEST ENGAGEMENT SYSTEMS
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Abstract
A guest engagement system and associated methods provide seamless engagement with guests of facilities through the use of wireless sensing technologies. The system makes use of individual guest devices which are carried by guests and used to automatically identify and authenticate the guests throughout the facility. Services can thereby be seamlessly provided to the guests throughout the facility. The services include automatic unlocking of doors, including hotel or state room doors, based on the guests'"'"' immediate proximity to their assigned room'"'"'s door. The services also include automated payment services provided at checkout or vending terminals, and automated log-on to interactive displays and portals, among others, based on secure wireless authentication of the guest devices.
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95 Claims
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71. An electronic door lock assembly comprising:
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a latch assembly including a latch and an electronically controlled locking mechanism operative to selectively unlock a door; a door lock communication module electrically connected to the electronically controlled locking mechanism of the latch assembly, and including a radio configured for wireless communication; and an access panel separate from and fixedly mounted proximate to the door lock communication module and latch assembly, and including a radio configured for wireless communication with the door lock communication module, a first transceiver configured for wireless communication with a portable user device, and a second transceiver for communication with a reservation server. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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81. A door latch assembly comprising:
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a door knob; a latch selectively operated by operation of the door knob; an electronically controlled locking mechanism operative to selectively unlock the latch; and a proximity sensor operative to sense contact or proximity of a user with the door knob, wherein the electronically controlled locking mechanism is operative to selectively unlock the latch based on the contact or proximity of the user with the door knob sensed by the proximity sensor, the door knob is electrically isolated from a ground potential, and the proximity sensor is a capacitive touch sensor electrically connected to the electrically isolated door knob and operative to sense contact or proximity of the user with the electrically isolated door knob. - View Dependent Claims (82, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88)
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83. (canceled)
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89. An access panel for controlling an electronically controlled door lock, comprising:
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a radio configured for wireless communication with a door lock communication module electrically connected to an electronically controlled locking mechanism; a first transceiver configured for wireless communication with a user device to identify a user seeking to activate the electronically controlled locking mechanism; and a second transceiver configured for communication with a reservation server storing identifiers of users authorized to activate the electronically controlled locking mechanism, wherein each of the radio, first transceiver, and second transceiver operate according to a different communication standard. - View Dependent Claims (90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95)
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Specification