Intelligent door lock system with wireless access control system

• US 9,685,018 B2
• Filed: 08/03/2016
• Issued: 06/20/2017
• 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: Johnson, Jason
• Primary Examiner(s): HEARD, ERIN FILE
• Application Number:
  US15/227,746
• Publication Number:
  US 20170053468A1
• Time in Patent Office: 321 Days
• 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 is provided to lock or unlock a first door at a dwelling. A remote access device transmits a first signal and a second signal. The user remote access device is configured to be in communication with: an apparatus that controls transmission of displacement or rotational mechanical energy, a bolt coupled to the first door with the bolt coupled to an input rod and an output rod, where in operation the bolt locks and unlocks the first door, an energy source coupled to the apparatus that controls transmission of displacement or rotational mechanical energy, a wireless communication device to communicate with the user remote access device, a drive shaft associated with the first door that assists in locking and unlocking the bolt in response to communication with the user'"'"'s user remote access device and receiving the first signal. The user remote access device is configured to be in communication with a second lock at a vehicle of the user or at an office of the user. The user remote access device is configured to communicate with the second lock with the second signal to cause the second lock to lock or be unlocked. The remote access device has a controller for generating the first and second signals.

Claims

1. A wireless access control system to lock or unlock a first door at a dwelling, comprising:

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

the user remote access device in communication with a door lock system that controls transmission of displacement or rotational mechanical energy of a door lock system drive shaft, the drive shaft associated with the first door and assists in locking and unlocking a bolt in response to receiving the first signal, the bolt coupled to the first door with the bolt coupled to the drive shaft, in operation the bolt locks and unlocks the first door, the door lock system including an energy source coupled to an apparatus that controls transmission of displacement or rotational mechanical energy for the door lock system drive shaft, the door lock system further including a wireless communication device;

the user remote access device in communication with a second lock at a vehicle of the user or at an office of the user, # in response to the second signal the second lock is locked or unlocked; and

wherein the remote access device has a controller for generating the first and second signals.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first and second signals are different.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the first and second signals are the same.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the user remote access device includes audio circuitry.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the user remote access device includes a speaker.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the speaker converts an electrical signal to a human audible sound.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the user remote access device includes a microphone.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the user remote access device includes a touch screen.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the user remote access device includes a display controller.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the touch screen has a touch-sensitive surface.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the user remote access device includes a touchpad.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the remote access device includes a power system.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the remote access device includes a power management system.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the remote access device includes one or more sensors.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the remote access device includes an optical sensor.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the remote access device includes a proximity sensor.

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