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Wireless access control system and related methods

  • US 9,196,104 B2
  • Filed: 10/17/2012
  • Issued: 11/24/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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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,lock wireless communications circuitry, anda lock controller coupled to said lock and said lock wireless communications circuitry, and configured to switch the lock between a locked position and an unlocked position;

    a plugin device remote from said lock and comprisingplugin device wireless communications circuitry, anda plugin device controller coupled to said plugin device wireless communications circuitry; and

    a remote access device remote from said lock and comprisingremote access wireless communications circuitry, anda remote access controller coupled to said remote access wireless communications circuitry and configured to cooperate with said remote access wireless communications circuitry to wirelessly transmit a remote access command to said plugin device for switching said lock between the locked and unlocked positions;

    said plugin device controller configured todetermine a first distance between said remote access device and said lock based upon wireless communication therewith,determine when said remote access device is within a second distance from said lock, the second distance being closer to said lock than the first distance, andwirelessly send a lock communication enable command to enable said lock based upon said remote access device being within the second distance from said lock;

    said lock controller configured tocommunicate with said remote access device independently from said plugin device based upon wirelessly receiving, via said lock wireless communications circuitry, the lock communication enable command from said plugin device, andswitch said lock between the locked and unlocked positions based upon wirelessly receiving, via said wireless communications circuitry, the remote access command from said remote access device and authentication of said remote access device.

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