Wireless access control system and methods for intelligent door lock system

• US 9,530,295 B2
• Filed: 02/13/2015
• Issued: 12/27/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/13/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: August Home, Inc. (Assa Abloy AB)
• Original Assignee: August Home, Inc. (Assa Abloy AB)
• Inventors: Johnson, Jason
• Primary Examiner(s): Vo, Don N
• Application Number:
  US14/622,654
• Publication Number:
  US 20160049026A1
• Time in Patent Office: 683 Days
• Field of Search: 340/5.61
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2047/0048 Circuits, feeding, monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2047/0072 Operation
• CPC Class Codes: E05B 2047/0095 Mechanical aspects of locks controlled by telephone signals, e.g. by mobile phones
• 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: G07C 2009/00769 with data transmission performed by wireless means
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00793 by Hertzian waves
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/63 Comprising locating means for detecting the position of the data carrier, i.e. within the vehicle or within a certain distance from the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00563 using personal physical data of the operator, e.g. finger prints, retinal images, voicepatterns
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00571 operated by interacting with a central unit
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00904 for hotels, motels, office buildings or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19636 pertaining to the camera
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19656 Network used to communicate with a camera, e.g. WAN, LAN, Internet
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/1966 Wireless systems, other than telephone systems, used to communicate with a camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/3833 Hand-held transceivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/068 using credential vaults, e.g. password manager applications or one time password [OTP] applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/65 Environment-dependent, e.g. using captured environmental data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/023 using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/027 using movement velocity, acceleration information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/33 : for indoor environments, e.g. buildings
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 : Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 : in wireless communication networks

Abstract

A wireless access control system includes a mobile device for accessing a lock. A mobile device controller generates a signal configured to be transmitted to an intelligent lock system. The intelligent lock system includes a lock, a processor with a memory, one or more wireless communication devices coupled to a circuit and one or more motion transfer device coupled to a drive shaft, the lock receiving the signal, and enabling a change of a state of the lock between locked and unlocked. A geo-positioning system sensor determines a geographic location of the mobile device, the controller determines whether or not the geographic position is within a geo-fence for the lock.

Claims

1. A wireless access control system including a mobile device for accessing a lock comprising:

a mobile device with a mobile device controller for generating a signal configured to be transmitted to an intelligent lock system, the intelligent lock system including a lock, a processor with a memory, one or more wireless communication devices coupled to a circuit and one or more motion transfer devices coupled to a lock system that includes a position sensor configured to be coupled to a drive shaft of the lock system, the position sensor sensing position of the drive shaft to assist in locking and unlocking a lock of a lock apparatus, the lock system receiving the signal, and enabling a change of a state of the lock between locked and unlocked, the one or more wireless communication devices configured to be in communication with the mobile device for locking and unlocking of the lock; and

a geo-positioning system sensor for determining a geographic location of the mobile device, the controller determining whether or not the geographic position is within a geo-fence for the lock.

2. A wireless access control system including a mobile device for controlling a lock comprising:

a mobile device with a mobile device controller for generating a signal;

an intelligent lock system, the intelligent lock system including a lock, a processor with a memory, one or more wireless communication devices coupled to a circuit and one or more motion transfer device coupled to a lock system that includes a position sensor configured to be coupled to a drive shaft of the lock system, the position sensor sensing position of the drive shaft to assist in locking and unlocking a lock of a lock apparatus, the lock system receiving the signal, and enabling a change of a state of the lock between locked and unlocked, the mobile device controller generating the signal for changing a state of the lock between locked and unlocked, the one or more wireless communication devices configured to be in communication with the mobile device for locking and unlocking of the lock; and

a memory that stores past transaction information, the controller accessing a past transaction information to recognize patterns, and outputting the signal to the lock when a pattern of data presently exhibited at the mobile device corresponds to a pattern of past transaction information stored in the memory corresponding to a past event in which a control signal is sent to a lock.

3. The wireless access control system of claim 2, wherein mobile device is configured to time stamp a time of day of the transmission of a successful signal to the lock;

and stores the time stamp of the time of day of a successful transmission of the signal in the memory, the mobile device controller configured to compare a time of day of a previous successful signal to a current time of day and increasing the broadcast rate when the current time of day matches the stored time of day.

4. The wireless access control system of claim 2, further comprising:

a geo-positioning system sensor for determining a geolocation of the mobile device; and

wherein the location of the lock being stored in the memory, and the pattern including a geo-location of the lock, the mobile device controller comparing a current geolocation to a stored geolocation, and increasing the rate at which the signal is broadcast when the current geolocation substantially matches the stored geolocation.

5. A wireless control system including a mobile device for accessing a lock of a lock system, comprising:

a mobile device controller for generating a signal to be transmitted to the lock system that includes a position sensor configured to be coupled to a drive shaft of the lock system, the lock system including one or more wireless communication devices, the position sensor sensing position of the drive shaft to assist in locking and unlocking a lock of a lock apparatus, the lock system configured to change the lock for changing a state of the lock between locked and unlocked, the one or more wireless communication devices configured to be in communication with the mobile device for locking and unlocking of the lock;

an accelerometer for outputting an acceleration signal to the controller each time the accelerometer senses an acceleration; and

wherein the mobile device controller is configured to output the signal in response to the acceleration signal, and the lock system includes a processor with a memory, one or more wireless communication devices coupled to a circuit and the drive shaft.

6. The wireless access control system of claim 5, further comprising:

a real time clock monitored by the controller for determining an elapsed time, the mobile device controller terminating a transmission of the signal at an end of a predetermined elapsed time.

7. A wireless access control system including a mobile device for accessing a lock of a lock system, comprising:

a mobile device controller configured to generate a signal to be transmitted to the lock for changing a state of the lock between locked and unlocked;

a lock system that includes an accelerometer configured to be coupled to a drive shaft of the lock system, the accelerometer sensing position of the drive shaft to assist in locking and unlocking a lock of a lock apparatus, the accelerometer outputting an acceleration signal to the mobile device controller each time the accelerometer senses an acceleration; and

wherein the mobile device controller is configured to output the signal at a first rate, and in response to the acceleration signal outputs the signal at a second rate, the second rate being higher than the first rate, the lock system including a processor with a memory, one or more wireless communication devices coupled to a circuit and one or more motion transfer devices coupled to a drive shaft, the one or more wireless communication devices configured to be in communication with the mobile device for locking and unlocking of the lock.

8. The wireless access control system of claim 7, further comprising:

a real time clock monitored by the mobile device controller for determining an elapsed time, the controller terminating the transmission of the signal at the end of a predetermined elapsed time.

9. A method for accessing a lock of a lock system, comprising:

a mobile device configured to produce an access signal to the lock, the intelligent lock system including a processor with a memory, one or more wireless communication devices coupled to a circuit and one or more motion transfer devices coupled to a drive shaft of a lock system that includes a position sensor configured to be coupled to the drive shaft of the lock system, the position sensor sensing position of the drive shaft to assist in locking and unlocking a lock of a lock apparatus, the one or more wireless communication devices configured to be in communication with the mobile device for locking and unlocking of the lock;

sending by the mobile device a command signal to the lock to check the state of the lock;

determining a state of the lock at the lock system; and

sending a state of the lock information to the mobile device.

10. The method for accessing a lock of claim 9, further comprising:

sending by the mobile device a unique identifier to the lock;

determining at the lock system whether the unique identifier of the mobile device corresponds to an authorized user; and

only sending the state of the lock information when the unique identifier corresponds to an authorized user.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising:

sending by the mobile device a change lock state command to the lock system;

the lock system changing a state of the lock in response to a change lock state command.

12. The method for accessing a lock of claim 11, further comprising:

sending a message by the lock system to the mobile device to confirm a change of state of the lock.

13. A wireless access control system, comprising:

a mobile device;

a remote plug-in device, the plug-in device configured to communicate with the mobile device; and

a lock of a lock system for locking and unlocking a door where the lock is positioned, the lock system including a lock system that includes a position sensor configured to be coupled to a drive shaft of the lock system, the position sensor sensing position of the drive shaft to assist in locking and unlocking the lock, the lock being in communication with at least one of the plug-in device and the mobile device, the remote plug-in device determining a state of the lock being changed by a signal from at least one of the mobile device and the remote plug-in device, the lock system including a processor with a memory, one or more wireless communication devices coupled to a circuit and one or more motion transfer device coupled to a drive shaft, the one or more wireless communication devices configured to be in communication with the mobile device for locking and unlocking of the lock.

14. The wireless access control system of claim 13, wherein the mobile device is configured to sends a signal to the remote plug-in device across Network Systems.

15. The wireless access control system of claim 14, wherein the remote plug-in device sends a wireless signal to communicate with the lock system in response to a change lock state command transmitted across Network Systems.

16. The wireless access control system of claim 15, wherein the lock system is configured to send a current state of a lock signal to the plug-in device, the plug-in device transmitting the state of the lock to the mobile device.