Intelligent door lock system with faceplate and/or ring electrically isolated from circuit

• US 9,470,017 B1
• Filed: 03/13/2014
• Issued: 10/18/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: August Home, Inc. (Assa Abloy AB)
• Original Assignee: August Home, Inc. (Assa Abloy AB)
• Inventors: Cheng, Shih Yu Thomas, Johnson, Jason, Kim, Christopher, Aranda, Joseph
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tai
• Application Number:
  US14/207,833
• Time in Patent Office: 950 Days
• Field of Search: 340/146.2, 340/5.7, 340/5.72, 340/540, 340/541, 340/542, 292/57, 292/58, 292/144, 292/341.16, 318/272, 318/293
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2045/069 Timers therefor
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2047/002 Geared transmissions
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2047/0022 Planetary gears
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2047/0048 Circuits, feeding, monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2047/0058 by batteries
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2047/0072 Operation
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2047/0091 Retrofittable electric locks, e.g. an electric module can be attached to an existing manual lock
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2047/0095 Mechanical aspects of locks controlled by telephone signals, e.g. by mobile phones
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 39/00 Locks giving indication of authorised or unauthorised unlocking with key identification means E05B35/001; alarm locks E05B45/00
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 45/06 Electric alarm locks E05B45/005 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 47/00 Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means electric permutation locks E05B49/00
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 47/0001 with electric actuators; Constructional features thereof for vehicles E05B81/04
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 47/0012 with rotary electromotors actuators with rotary electromotors per se H02K7/06, H02K23/68
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 47/026 the bolt moving rectilinearly
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 55/12 the bolt being secured by the operation of a hidden parallel member ; Automatic latch bolt deadlocking mechanisms, e.g. using a trigger or a feeler
• CPC Class Codes: E05C 1/004 parallel to the surface on which the fastener is mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/62 Comprising means for indicating the status of the lock
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00 Individual registration on entry or exit
• 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 9/00857 : where the code of the data carrier can be programmed
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00944 : Details of construction or manufacture
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/20 : involving the use of a pass
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/22 : in combination with an identity check of the pass holder
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/32 : in combination with an identity check
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19695 : Arrangements wherein non-video detectors start video recording or forwarding but do not generate an alarm themselves
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 29/185 : Signal analysis techniques for reducing or preventing false alarms or for enhancing the reliability of the system
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/186 : Video door telephones
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 292/1021 : Motor

Abstract

An intelligent door lock system has a position sensing device configured to be coupled to a drive shaft of a lock device. The position sensing device senses position of the drive shaft to assist in locking and unlocking a lock of a lock device. An engine with a memory is coupled to the positioning sensing device and to a circuit. A faceplate and a ring, in at least a partial surrounding relationship to the faceplate, are provided. The faceplate and the ring define a cavity where at least a portion of a lock of the lock device resides. At least one of the ring and the faceplate is electrically isolated from the circuit. An energy source is coupled to the circuit. A device converts energy into mechanical energy is coupled to the circuit, positioning sensing device and the drive shaft. The device that converts energy is coupled to the energy source to receive energy from the energy source.

Claims

1. An intelligent door lock system at a dwelling, comprising:

a position sensing device configured to be coupled to a drive shaft of a lock device, the position sensing device sensing position of the drive shaft to assist in locking and unlocking a lock of a lock device;

an engine with a memory coupled to the position sensing device, the engine configured to execute software instructions relative to the positioning sensing device;

a circuit that electrically couples the position sensing device to the engine;

a faceplate and a ring, with the lock device at least partially positioned in an interior defined by the faceplate and, wherein at least one of the ring and the faceplate is electrically isolated from a circuit;

an energy source coupled to the circuit;

a device that converts energy into mechanical energy coupled to the circuit, position sensing device and the drive shaft, the device that converts energy being coupled to the energy source to receive energy from the energy source, wherein the circuit electrically couples the device that converts energy into mechanical energy to the position sensing device; and

wherein a mobile device at an interior or exterior of the dwelling configured to provide locking or unlocking of the lock, the intelligent door lock system configured to allow controlled access to the dwelling that includes an occupant of the dwelling as well as a designated third person granted access rights by the occupant.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the device that converts energy is coupled through the circuit to the energy source.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the faceplate and the ring is made of a material that transmits RF energy.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the faceplate and ring is at least partially made of an electrically non-conductive material.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the intelligent door lock system is installed to an existing lock system already mounted at a door.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the intelligent door lock system is installed at a door without a pre-existing lock device.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a wireless communication device coupled to the circuit.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the position sensing device is an accelerometer.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the accelerometer determines position of the drive shaft and at least one of, door knocking, picking of the lock, break-in and unauthorized entry, door open and closing motion.

10. The system of claim 8, Further wherein accelerometer does not require additional power than that required for determining the at least one of, door knocking, picking of the lock, break-in and unauthorized entry, door open and closing motion.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the positioning sensing device in operation is coupled to the device that converts energy that provides for moving a bolt of the lock device to at least one of a locked or unlocked positioned.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the lock can be manually locked and unlocked.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the position sensing device is selected from at least one of, an accelerometer, optical encoder, magnetic encoder, mechanical encoder, Hall Effect sensor, potentiometers, contacts with ticks and an optical camera encoders.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the lock device can be locked or unlocked wirelessly remotely.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the lock device can be locked or unlocked using a mobile device.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the mobile device is a third party mobile device.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the lock device can be locked or unlocked from a back-end coupled to the intelligent door lock system.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the circuit is coupled to at least one of, the processor, the power source, a communication device for a mobile device, the positioning sensing device, a speaker, a temperature sensor, a battery voltage sensor, a current sensor that determines how hard the device that converts energy is working, a protection circuit to protect the device that converts energy from overheating and an LED array.

19. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

wing latches coupled to a chassis of the intelligent door lock system.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the wing latches attach to a mounting plate of the door.

21. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

an intelligent door lock system back-end in wireless communication with the intelligent door lock system.

22. The system of claim 1, wherein the position sensing device is positioned on the drive shaft.

23. The system of claim 1, wherein a sub 1°

resolution in position sensing is provided with the intelligent door lock system.

24. The system of claim 8, wherein the accelerometer provides at least one of, a number of times a door is closed or opened, a degree of door physical swing, of the door, and distance of door swing.

25. The system of claim 24, wherein the accelerometer in operation provides a determination as to whether or not someone successfully swung the door.