WAKING UP HOME DOOR BLUETOOTH SMART LOCK

• US 20190026966A1
• Filed: 07/03/2018
• Published: 01/24/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/19/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kone Corporation
• Original Assignee: Kone Corporation
• Inventors: VARELIUS, Ari
• Granted Patent: US 10,643,409 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 1/468 Call registering systems
• CPC Class Codes: B66B 2201/4676 for checking authorization of the passengers
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00365 in combination with a wake-up circuit
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00373 whereby the wake-up circuit is situated in the lock
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00404 starting with prompting the lock
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00571 operated by interacting with a central unit
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00904 for hotels, motels, office buildings or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/12 Arrangements for remote connection or disconnection of substations or of equipment thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• 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

Abstract

A control system is provided which comprises a controller and an interface means. The controller is configured to detect at least one user admitted to use at least one smart lock, and send a wake-up command via the interface means to the at least one smart lock by which the smart lock is instructed to activate a radio connection for a mobile device of the user.

Claims

1. A smart lock comprising

a controller,

a communication means and

a lock opening/closing means, wherein the controller is configured to

receive a wake-up command from a control system,

set the communication means into a state capable of sending and/or receiving a radio signal in response to receiving the wake-up command,

perform communication with a mobile device of a user via the communication means,

authenticate the mobile device, and

instruct the lock opening/closing means to open the lock in case an access to the lock has been allowed to the authenticated mobile device.

2. The smart lock according to claim 1, wherein

the controller is configured to shift the transmitter into a state in which it is not capable of sending and/or receiving a radio signal after the lock has been opened or after a predetermined time after receiving the wake-up command.

3. The smart lock according to claim 1, wherein

the radio signal is a Bluetooth signal.

16. The smart lock according to claim 2, wherein

the radio signal is a Bluetooth signal.

4. A control system comprising

a controller and

an interface means,

wherein the controller is configured to

detect at least one user admitted to use at least one smart lock, and

send a wake-up command via the interface means to the at least one smart lock by which the smart lock is instructed to activate a radio connection for a mobile device of the user.

5. The control system according to claim 4, wherein

the controller is configured to detect the user by performing an authentication with the user and/or by performing a recognition of the user.

6. The control system according to claim 4, wherein the at least one smart lock belongs to a group of smart locks, and the controller is configured to

send the wake-up command to all smart locks of the group of the smart locks when detecting a user admitted to use at least one smart lock of the group of smart locks.

7. The control system according to claim 6, wherein

the control system controls an elevator, and the group of smart locks is provided on doors on a predetermined floor, and

the controller is configured to detect the user admitted to use at least one smart lock of the group of smart locks when a call is made to the predetermined floor or an elevator car is arriving at the predetermined floor.

8. The control system according to claim 4, wherein the control system is configured to control site and/or building related control functions.

9. The control system according to claim 4, wherein the control system is configured to control main door access and/or an elevator access.

10. The control system according to claim 4, wherein the controller is configured to

send the wake-up command to the at least one smart lock via a smart lock control device configured to control the at least one smart lock.

11. The control system according to claim 4, wherein the control system comprises a smart lock and

a controller,

a communication means and

a lock opening/closing means, wherein the controller is configured to

receive a wake-up command from a control system,

set the communication means into a state capable of sending and/or receiving a radio signal in response to receiving the wake-up command,

perform communication with a mobile device of a user via the communication means,

authenticate the mobile device, and

instruct the lock opening/closing means to open the lock in case an access to the lock has been allowed to the authenticated mobile device.

17. The control system according to claim 5, wherein the control system is configured to control site and/or building related control functions.

18. The control system according to claim 6, wherein the control system is configured to control site and/or building related control functions.

19. The control system according to claim 7, wherein the control system is configured to control site and/or building related control functions.

20. The control system according to claim 5, wherein the control system is configured to control main door access and/or an elevator access.

12. A method for controlling a smart lock, comprising

receiving a wake-up command from a control system,

setting communication means into a state capable of sending and/or receiving a radio signal in response to receiving the wake-up command,

performing communication with a mobile device of a user via the communication means,

authenticating the mobile device, and

instructing the lock opening/closing means to open the lock in case the mobile device is authenticated.

14. A computer program product comprising code means for performing a method according to claim 12 when run on a processing means or module.

15. The computer program product according to claim 14, wherein the computer program product is embodied on a computer-readable medium, and/or the computer program product is directly loadable into the internal memory of the computer and/or transmittable via a network by means of at least one of upload, download and push procedures.

13. A control method comprising

detecting at least one user admitted to use at least one smart lock, and

sending a wake-up command to the at least one smart lock by which the smart lock is instructed to activate a radio connection for a mobile device of the user.