Systems and methods for lock access management using wireless signals

• US 9,842,446 B2
• Filed: 08/14/2013
• Issued: 12/12/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Onity Inc. (Carrier Global Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Onity Inc. (Carrier Global Corporation)
• Inventors: Vecchiotti, Alberto, Berry, Greg
• Primary Examiner(s): BEE, ANDREW W.
• Application Number:
  US14/422,513
• Publication Number:
  US 20150235496A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,581 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00769 with data transmission performed by wireless means
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/02 Access control comprising means for the enrolment of users
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00904 for hotels, motels, office buildings or the like
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/20 involving the use of a pass
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/27 with central registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/04 Key management, e.g. using generic bootstrapping architecture [GBA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

A system for access management is disclosed. 100 A server (100) can receive a request for access to a locking device (140) from a mobile device (110). The server (100) can transmit access credentials to the mobile device (110). The mobile device (110) can transmit, via wireless signal, the access credentials and a lock command for the locking device (140) to a wireless access point (130) capable of communicating with the locking device (140). The wireless access point (130) can transmit the lock command to the locking device (140).

Claims

1. A mobile device comprising:

a wireless transmitter;

a processor, connected to the wireless transmitter; and

a memory system comprising one or more computer-readable media, wherein the computer-readable media contain instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;

transmitting a request to access a locking device to an access

management server, the request including an indication that the mobile

device is associated with the locking device;

receiving access credentials from the access management server;

searching, via wireless signal using the wireless transmitter, for a wireless access point capable of communicating with the locking device;

verifying access point credentials of the wireless access point to confirm the wireless access point is connected to the locking device and is authorized to command the locking device;

transferring, via wireless signal using the wireless transmitter, a lock command and the access credentials to the wireless access point configured to communicate with the locking device;

the wireless access point being separate from the locking device and located remotely from the locking device, the wireless access point including a wireless interface configured to communicate with the mobile device and a lock communication interface configured to communicate with the locking device.

2. The mobile device of claim 1, the operations further comprising transferring user credentials to the access management server.

3. The mobile device of claim 2, wherein the user credentials are mobile device credentials of the mobile device.

4. The mobile device of claim 2, the operations further comprising:

requesting the user credentials from a user of the mobile device; and

receiving the user credentials from the user of the mobile device.

5. The mobile device of claim 2, the operations further comprising transferring the user credentials to the wireless access point.

6. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein transmitting the request to access the locking device is in response to receiving a request from a user of the mobile device to open the locking device.

7. The mobile device of claim 1, further comprising a wireless receiver;

the operations further comprising;

receiving a confirmation of access from the wireless access point; and

displaying an indication of the confirmation of access.

8. A wireless access point device capable of communicating with a locking device comprising:

a wireless receiver configured to receive wireless signals from a mobile device;

a processor connected to the wireless receiver; and

a memory system comprising one or more computer-readable media, wherein the computer-readable media contain instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;

receiving a request from the mobile device for a verification of access point credentials of the wireless access point to confirm the wireless access point is connected to the locking device and is authorized to command the locking device;

receiving access credentials and a lock command for a locking device from the mobile device via wireless signal;

verifying the access credentials; and

transmitting the lock command to the locking device;

the wireless access point being separate from the locking device and located remotely from the locking device, the wireless access point including a lock communication interface configured to communicate with the locking device.

9. The wireless access point device of claim 8, the operations further comprising receiving user credentials from the mobile device.

10. The wireless access point device of claim 9, wherein the user credentials comprise mobile device credentials of the mobile device.

11. The wireless access point device of claim 8, further comprising a wireless transmitter;

the operations further comprising transmitting a confirmation of access to the mobile device.

12. A system for controlling access comprising:

a server configured to communicate with a mobile device, the server comprising

a processor and

a memory system comprising one or more computer-readable media, wherein the computer-readable media contain instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising;

receiving a request, at the server, to access a locking device from the mobile device;

validating the request at the server and determining that the mobile device is associated with the locking device; and

transferring access credentials to the mobile device upon validating the request, wherein the mobile device is configured to transfer the access credentials via a wireless signal to a wireless access point capable of communicating with the locking device;

the wireless access point being separate from the locking device and located remotely from the locking device, the wireless access point including a wireless interface configured to communicate with the mobile device and a lock communication interface configured to communicate with the locking device;

the wireless access point verifying the access credentials, the wireless access point sending a lock command to the lock communication interface in response to verifying the access credentials;

wherein the mobile device verifies that wireless access point is connected to the locking device and is authorized to perform lock commands prior to sending the lock command.