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Wireless access control system and related methods

  • US 9,218,696 B2
  • Filed: 04/08/2015
  • Issued: 12/22/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A wireless access control system for a door defining first and second areas, the wireless access control system comprising:

  • a lock assembly carried by the door and comprisinga lock,a first directional antenna directed toward the first area,a second directional antenna directed toward the second area,lock wireless communications circuitry coupled to said first and second directional antennas, anda lock controller coupled to said lock and said lock wireless communications circuitry;

    a plugin device remote from said lock assembly in the first area; and

    a remote access device remote from said lock and comprisingremote access wireless communications circuitry, anda remote access controller configured to cooperate with said remote access wireless communications circuitry to wirelessly transmit a remote access command to said plugin device; and

    said plugin device comprisingplugin device wireless communications circuitry, anda plugin device controller coupled to said plugin device wireless communications circuitry and configured todetermine whether said remote access device is within the first area or second area based upon communication of said remote access device with said lock assembly, andwirelessly send a lock communication enable command to said lock assembly based upon said remote access device being within the second area;

    said lock controller configured to switch said lock between the locked and unlocked positions based upon wirelessly receiving, via said lock wireless communications circuitry, the remote access command from said remote access device and the lock communication enable command from said plugin device.

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