OFFLINE LOCK SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20190043289A1
• Filed: 01/07/2017
• Published: 02/07/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 01/07/2016
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Jeff Cahill
• Original Assignee: Jeff Cahill
• Inventors: Cahill, Jeff
• Application Number:
  US15/401,016
• Publication Number:
  US 20190043289A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2047/0058 by batteries
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00365 in combination with a wake-up circuit
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/0038 whereby the wake-up circuit is situated in the keyless data carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00642 by battery
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00769 with data transmission performed by wireless means
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00841 by a portable device
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00817 where the code of the lock can be programmed
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00904 for hotels, motels, office buildings or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00944 Details of construction or manufacture

Abstract

An offline lock system includes at least one offline lock installed on a door to allow the door to lock and unlock, at least one lock updater disposed within a predetermined range of the at least one offline lock to communicate with the at least one offline lock, and an access control system to communicate with the at least one lock updater such that the at least one lock updater transmits information to the at least one offline lock to update the at least one offline lock.

Claims

1. An offline lock system, comprising:

at least one offline lock installed on a door to allow the door to lock and unlock;

at least one lock updater disposed within a predetermined range of the at least one offline lock to communicate with the at least one offline lock; and

an access control system to communicate with the at least one lock updater such that the at least one lock updater transmits information to the at least one offline lock to update the at least one offline lock.

2. The offline lock system of claim 1, wherein the at least one offline lock comprises:

a sensor to sense a predetermined condition of at least one of the door and the at least one offline lock;

a receiver to receive a signal including the information from the at least one lock updater; and

a transmitter to transmit a signal with other information to the at least one lock updater.

3. The offline lock system of claim 2, wherein the at least one offline lock switches from a low power mode to an online mode in response to at least one of the sensed predetermined condition and the signal received from the at least one lock updater.

4. The offline lock system of claim 3, wherein the at least one offline lock is updated while in the online mode, and the at least one offline lock switches from the online mode to the low power mode after the update is completed.

5. The offline lock system of claim 3, wherein the transmitter transmits the signal with the other information to the at least one lock updater in response to the sensed predetermined condition, and the at least one lock updater transmits the other information to the access control system.

6. The offline lock system of claim 2, wherein the predetermined condition includes at least one of the door being ajar for a particular time period, batteries within the at least one offline lock having low power, and an unauthorized user attempting to unlock the at least one offline lock.

7. The offline lock system of claim 2, wherein the access control system selects a closest one of the at least one lock updater with respect to the at least one offline lock that requires an update.

8. The offline lock system of claim 1, wherein the at least one lock updater communicates with the at least one offline lock using BLUETOOTH LOW ENERGY (BLE).

9. The offline lock system of claim 1, wherein the access control system comprises:

a storage unit to store at least one of information regarding the at least one offline lock identification and/or profile data of authorized users, identification and/or profile data of unauthorized users, commands to control user access to the access control system, commands to control user access to the at least one offline lock, commands to control the at least one offline lock, status types of the at least one offline lock, and programs to allow control of the at least one lock updater and the at least one offline lock; and

an input unit to allow a user to input information to change a setting of the at least one offline lock, update the at least one offline lock, and change access information of the at least one offline lock.

10. The offline lock system of claim 1, further comprising:

a mobile device to allow a user to access and control the access control system remotely.

11. A method of updating an offline lock system, the method comprising:

transmitting a first signal and first information from an access control system to a selected lock updater;

transmitting a second signal and second information via Bluetooth communication from the selected lock updater to at least one of a plurality of offline locks;

switching the at least one of the plurality of offline locks from a low power mode to an online mode in response to the at least one of the plurality of offline locks receiving the second signal via Bluetooth communication;

updating at least one setting of the at least one of the plurality of the offline locks based on the second information received from the selected lock updater; and

switching the at least one of the plurality of offline locks from the online mode to the low power mode after the update.