Intelligent door lock system with automatic unlock

• US 9,652,917 B2
• Filed: 03/09/2016
• Issued: 05/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/12/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: August Home, Inc. (Assa Abloy AB)
• Original Assignee: August Home, Inc. (Assa Abloy AB)
• Inventors: Johnson, Jason, Rando, Rolf, Gidwani, Siddharth, Dow, Christopher
• Primary Examiner(s): NGUYEN, TAI T
• Application Number:
  US15/065,657
• Publication Number:
  US 20160189453A1
• Time in Patent Office: 433 Days
• Field of Search: 292144, 340 57, 340 585, 340540, 340541, 340551, 340542
• 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 lock system is coupled to a lock at a dwelling of a dwelling user, resource owner, or end-user, collectively the user. An intelligent door lock system is provided with a remotely operable lock at the dwelling accessible by the user. The intelligent door lock system is configured to be in communication with a server. An automatic unlock system is activated when the user communicates with the server using the user'"'"'s mobile device. The server is configured to transmit a crossing notification message in response to tracking the user'"'"'s mobile device and enable an automatic unlock feature of the lock using the server and a mobile device App.

Claims

1. A lock system coupled to a lock at the dwelling of a dwelling occupant or third party designated by the dwelling occupant, collectively the user, comprising:

an intelligent door lock system with a remotely operable lock at the dwelling accessible by the user, the intelligent door lock system configured to be in communication with a server; and

the intelligent door lock system including an automatic unlock system activated when the user communicates with the server using the user'"'"'s mobile device, the server being configured to transmit a crossing notification message in response to tracking the user'"'"'s mobile device and enable an automatic unlock feature of the lock of the intelligent door lock system using the server and a mobile device App; and

wherein a first and a second geo-fence is provided and the automatic unlock feature is configured to indicate when the dwelling user, resource owner or end-user has left an area defined by the first-geo-fence or the second geo-fence.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the user can view its current location on a map for a visual verification that the automatic unlock feature of the lock is properly set up.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein a user threshold region is viewable.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the threshold region is adjustable.

5. The system of claim 3, the user threshold region can be adjusted larger to compensate for poor GPS positioning available in a remote user region.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the automatic unlock feature is configured to know when the dwelling user, resource owner or end-user has left an area defined by the first or second geo-fence.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the automatic unlock feature is configure to provide an unlocking of the lock when the end-user approaches the dwelling.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein in the event that the first and second geo-fences are both exited, after a certain period of time the automatic unlock feature locks the lock.

9. The system of claim 1, when the first geo-fence is only exited and the second geo-fence is not exited the automatic unlock feature is configure to not lock the lock.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the server is configured to enable a GPS detection to verify that the user has left areas defined by the first and second geo-fences.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the automatic unlock feature is configured to wake up a mobile device App when the user, enters an area defined by the second geo-fence.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the server is configured to activate Bluetooth and search for the door and unlock the door at the dwelling.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the server processes data to activate Bluetooth.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the data is selected from at least one of, user time spent outside the first or second geo-fences, a time of day, user activity patterns, at least a portion of selected user habit history, user habits, user motion data, user activity data, and WiFi access point information.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein server is configured to enable GPS detection to verify that the user has returned to a selected area relative to the dwelling.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the server is configured to process configuration data and user activity data to determine if the user is returning to the dwelling.

17. The system of claim 16 wherein the configuration data includes thresholds and probabilities.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the service is configured to process the configuration data and user activity multiple times to determine if the user is returning to the dwelling.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein Bluetooth is activated on the user'"'"'s mobile phone to search for the lock.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein when the lock is detected the server connects to the lock.

21. The system if claim 20, wherein the server is configured to establish a secure connection with the lock.

22. The system of claim 20, wherein the server is configured to notify the user via the user'"'"'s mobile device that the door has been unlocked.

23. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is configured to receive notifications when the user has left and entered areas defined by one or more geo-fences.

24. The system of claim 1, wherein the server executes a filtering of received data.

25. The system of claim 1, wherein the automatic unlock feature includes an ability to discard information or data directed to the user entering into a geo-fence.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein the automatic unlock feature includes an ability to extend a time of a user exiting before the door is locked.