Intelligent door lock system with a haptic device

• US 9,644,398 B1
• Filed: 03/12/2014
• Issued: 05/09/2017
• 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): Negron, Daniell L
• Application Number:
  US14/205,973
• Time in Patent Office: 1,154 Days
• Field of Search: None
• 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 includes 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. A circuit is coupled to an engine with a memory. A haptic device is coupled to the circuit. The haptic device provides a visual indication that the lock has reached a final position. A device converts energy into mechanical energy and is coupled to the drive shaft. The positioning sensing device, the circuit, the position sensing device and the device that converts energy operate to rotate the drive shaft to lock and unlock the lock device.

Claims

1. A wireless access control system configured to be in communication with an intelligent door lock system of a user at a user'"'"'s dwelling, comprising:

a user remote access device transmitting a first signal and a second signal;

the user remote access device configured to be in communication with the intelligent door lock system, the intelligent door lock system including;

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, the position sensing device configured to know its current position even if it has been moved since it has been turned off, a circuit coupled to an engine and a memory, an energy source coupled to a bolt of the lock device, the positioning sensing device and the circuit, the position sensing device, the memory and the energy source operating to rotate the drive shaft to lock and unlock the lock of the lock device;

the user remote access device configured to be coupled to a second lock at a vehicle of the user or at an office of the user, the second lock having one or more wireless communication devices configured to receive the second signal causing the second lock to lock or be unlocked; and

wherein when the user'"'"'s remote access device is at an exterior of the dwelling and in a close proximity to the dwelling in response to receiving the first signal the drive shaft is caused to rotate by the engine and the energy source to provide an unlocking of the first door when the first door is in a locked state.

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

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

4. The system of claim 3, 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.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the 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.

6. The system of claim 3, 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.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the accelerometer in operation provides a determination as to whether or not someone successfully swung the door.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

one or more motion transfer devices coupled to the drive shaft to provide rotational movement of the drive shaft.

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

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a manual activated door lock and unlock device.

11. 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.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the user remote access device is a mobile device.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the lock device can be locked or unlocked from a cloud based server.

14. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a circuit coupled to a positioning sensing device.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the circuit includes, at least one of, a processor, power source, communication device for a mobile device, accelerator, speaker, temperature sensor, battery voltage sensor, 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 that reports status.

16. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

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

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the wing latches attach to a mounting plate of the first door.

18. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

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

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

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

resolution in position sensing is provided.

21. A method for unlocking a first door at a dwelling of a user that has an intelligent door lock system at a user'"'"'s dwelling, comprising:

transmitting a first signal from a user remote access device;

the user remote access device configured to be in communication with the intelligent door lock system;

coupling a position sensing device 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, the position sensing device configured to know its current position even if it has been moved since it has been turned off;

coupling a circuit to an engine with a memory;

using an energy source that is coupled to the drive shaft;

in response to receiving the first signal rotating the drive shaft to lock and unlock the first of the lock device;

transmitting a second signal from the user remote access device to a second lock at a vehicle of the user or at an office of the user, the second lock having one or more wireless communication devices configured to receive the second signal causing the second lock to lock or be unlocked; and

wherein when the user remote access device is at an exterior of the dwelling and in a close proximity to the dwelling the drive shaft is caused to rotate by the engine and the energy source to provide an unlocking of the first door when the first door is in a locked state.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

providing feedback using the haptic device to the user that the lock has reached a home open position verses a final position.

23. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

providing the user with feedback using the haptic device so the user does not over-torque the drive shaft.

24. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

installing the intelligent door lock system at a door without a pre-existing lock device.

25. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

communicating using a wireless communication device of the intelligent door lock system.

26. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

determining a 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.