Wireless access control system and related methods
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1. A wireless access control system for a door, the wireless access control system comprising:
- a lock assembly carried by the door and comprisinga lock,wireless communications circuitry,a lock controller coupled to said lock and said wireless communications circuitry, and configured to switch the lock between a locked position and an unlocked position, anda proximity detector coupled to said lock controller and configured to detect presence of a user; and
a user access device remote from said lock and comprisingan accelerometer,remote access wireless communications circuitry, anda remote access controller coupled to said accelerometer and said remote access wireless communications circuitry, and configured to cooperate with said remote access wireless communications circuitry to wirelessly transmit a command to switch said lock between the locked and unlocked positions based upon a sensed acceleration;
said lock controller configured to switch said lock between the locked and unlocked positions based upon wirelessly receiving, via said wireless communications circuitry, the command directly from said user access device and cooperate with said wireless communication circuitry to wirelessly communicate at a higher communication rate based upon a detected presence of the user.
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Abstract
A wireless access control system includes a remote access device and an electronic lock. The electronic lock communicates with the remote access device. The electronic lock controls the ability to lock and unlock a door in which the electronic lock is disposed. The electronic lock determines when the remote access device is at a distance less than or equal to a predetermined distance from the lock to enable the lock to be unlocked.
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1. A wireless access control system for a door, the wireless access control system comprising:
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a lock assembly carried by the door and comprising a lock, wireless communications circuitry, a lock controller coupled to said lock and said wireless communications circuitry, and configured to switch the lock between a locked position and an unlocked position, and a proximity detector coupled to said lock controller and configured to detect presence of a user; and a user access device remote from said lock and comprising an accelerometer, remote access wireless communications circuitry, and a remote access controller coupled to said accelerometer and said remote access wireless communications circuitry, and configured to cooperate with said remote access wireless communications circuitry to wirelessly transmit a command to switch said lock between the locked and unlocked positions based upon a sensed acceleration; said lock controller configured to switch said lock between the locked and unlocked positions based upon wirelessly receiving, via said wireless communications circuitry, the command directly from said user access device and cooperate with said wireless communication circuitry to wirelessly communicate at a higher communication rate based upon a detected presence of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A lock assembly comprising:
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a lock; wireless communications circuitry; a lock controller coupled to said lock and said wireless communications circuitry, and configured to switch the lock between a locked position and an unlocked position based upon wirelessly receiving, via said wireless communications circuitry, a command directly from a user access device remote from said lock and based upon a sensed acceleration of the user access device, the command comprising geographical location data corresponding to a geographical location of the user access device; and a proximity detector coupled to said lock controller and configured to detect presence of a user; said lock controller being configured to cooperate with said wireless communication circuitry to wirelessly communicate at a higher communication rate based upon a detected presence of the user and cooperate with said wireless communications circuitry to wirelessly communicate at a higher communication rate based upon the geographical location data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 32)
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23. A lock assembly comprising:
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a lock; wireless communications circuitry; a lock controller coupled to said lock and said wireless communications circuitry, and configured to switch the lock between a locked position and an unlocked position based upon wirelessly receiving, via said wireless communications circuitry, a command directly from a user access device remote from said lock and based upon a sensed acceleration of the user access device; a clock coupled to said lock controller; and a proximity detector coupled to said lock controller and configured to detect presence of a user; said lock controller being configured to switch said lock between the locked and unlocked positions based upon a detected presence of the user and cooperate with said clock and said proximity detector to switch said lock between the unlocked and locked positions based upon a duration of a detected presence of the user being longer than a threshold time period. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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33. A wireless access control system for a door, the wireless access control system comprising:
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a lock assembly carried by the door and comprising a lock, wireless communications circuitry, a lock controller coupled to said lock and said wireless communications circuitry, and configured to switch the lock between a locked position and an unlocked position, a clock coupled to said lock controller, and a memory coupled to said lock controller and configured to store a plurality of operational time periods and an identifier associated with a respective user access device; and a user access device remote from said lock and comprising an accelerometer, remote access wireless communications circuitry, and a remote access controller coupled to said accelerometer and said remote access wireless communications circuitry, and configured to cooperate with said remote access wireless communications circuitry to wirelessly transmit a command to switch said lock between the locked and unlocked positions based upon a sensed acceleration; said lock controller configured to switch said lock between the locked and unlocked positions based upon wirelessly receiving, via said wireless communications circuitry, the command directly from said user access device, cooperate with said clock to selectively enable operation of said lock based upon said clock and the stored plurality of operational time periods, and selectively enable operation of said lock based upon an identifier associated with said user access device and the stored identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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