USE OF MOBILE DEVICE TO CONFIGURE A LOCK
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, from a reading device in an access control system, configuration information corresponding to a configuration status of the reading device;
determining, by a configuration application running via a mobile device, a configuration of the reading device based at least partially on the configuration information received;
determining, by the configuration application running via the mobile device, that the configuration of the reading device requires at least one change; and
sending, via the mobile device, a configuration instruction to the reading device, the configuration instruction configured to change at least one feature of the reading device.
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Abstract
Methods, devices, and systems are provided for configuring a reading device and/or a lock using a mobile device. The mobile device, running a configuration application, communicates with the reading device, determines a configuration of the reading device, and makes a determination for configuring the reading device based at least partially on configuration information provided by the reading device.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, from a reading device in an access control system, configuration information corresponding to a configuration status of the reading device; determining, by a configuration application running via a mobile device, a configuration of the reading device based at least partially on the configuration information received; determining, by the configuration application running via the mobile device, that the configuration of the reading device requires at least one change; and sending, via the mobile device, a configuration instruction to the reading device, the configuration instruction configured to change at least one feature of the reading device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An access control system, comprising:
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a mobile device, comprising; a processor; and a memory having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the processor, wirelessly interrogates a device for configuration information and based on the configuration information determines whether to send configuration instructions to the device, the configuration instructions configured to change at least one feature of the device; and a reading device configured to provide the configuration information in response to receiving an interrogation signal provided by the mobile device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A mobile device, comprising:
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a processor; an antenna; a communications module; and a memory having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the processor, interrogates a device for configuration information via a wireless interrogation signal transmitted via the antenna, receives configuration information corresponding to a configuration status of the device via the antenna, determines a configuration of the device, communicates, across a wireless communication network via the communications module, with an access control server for available configuration information templates for the device, and determines whether to send configuration instructions that are configured to change at least one firmware feature installed on the device based on at least one of the configuration information templates. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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