Intelligent door lock system with third party secured access to a dwelling

• US 9,922,481 B2
• Filed: 07/10/2015
• Issued: 03/20/2018
• 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, Kim, Christopher, Unadkat, Tejash, Srinivasan, Bharadwaj
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Tai T
• Application Number:
  US14/796,994
• Publication Number:
  US 20170011570A1
• Time in Patent Office: 984 Days
• Field of Search: 340 528, 340 552, 340 56, 340 57, 340 582
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00 Individual registration on entry or exit
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00571 operated by interacting with a central unit

Abstract

A system allows dwelling access to third parties. An intelligent door lock system at the dwelling includes a device configured to be coupled to a drive shaft of a lock device, with the device sensing movement of the drive shaft to assist in locking and unlocking a lock of a lock device. The intelligent door lock system is configured to be in communication with a server. An occupant/or owner, or end-dwelling user of the dwelling communicates with the server to grant a third party secured access to a dwelling, which can by programmatic.

Claims

1. A system that allows dwelling access to a third party, comprising:

an existing door lock system including a lock device with a lock, and a drive shaft; and

an intelligent door lock system retrofitted to the existing door lock system to create a retrofitted intelligent door lock system to lock and unlock a door, the intelligent door lock system including;

lock status device configured to couple to the drive shaft of a lock device, the lock status device assisting in locking and unlocking the lock of the lock device;

an engine coupled to a positioning sensing device for sensing a position of the drive shaft and assisting in locking and unlocking of a bolt, the engine coupled to at least one wireless communication device at the dwelling;

a circuit coupled to the engine, an energy source coupled to the circuit and providing energy to lock or unlock the lock, the energy source coupled to the circuit, lock status device and the drive shaft; and

the at least one wireless communication device configured to communicate with an occupant and authorization is provided with the occupant and the third party to engage in locking or unlocking the door lock system;

the intelligent door lock system coupled with a server; and

wherein the an occupant of the dwelling communicates with the server to grant the third party secured access to the dwelling.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the server is configured to enables the occupant of the dwelling to authorize the third party access to the dwelling via the intelligent door lock system without sharing their credentials.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the server is configured to allow granting of dwelling access credentials to the third party secured access to a dwelling, which can programmatic in a secure manner.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein in response to a request by the occupant of the dwelling access tokens are issued to the third party by the server with an approval of the occupant of the dwelling.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein in response to the request by the occupant of the dwelling the access token provide access to the protected resources hosted by the server.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein dwelling access is granted to the third party for a certain time of day/night.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein dwelling access is granted to the third party for a certain length of time.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein dwelling access is provided to a service provider.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the service provider gives dwelling access rights to a service provider associate.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the dwelling access rights to the server provider associated are temporary rights to an individual that are revocable by the service provider or the occupant of the dwelling.

11. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

one or more cameras at or close to the dwelling to monitor or record the third party secured access to a dwelling, including entering or exiting the dwelling.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein a date and time of the third party secured access to a dwelling is recorded.

13. A method system that allows dwelling access to a third party, comprising:

providing an existing door lock system including a lock device with a lock, and a drive shaft; and

an intelligent door lock system retrofitted to the existing door lock system to create a retrofitted intelligent door lock system to lock and unlock a door, the intelligent door lock system including;

a lock status device configured to couple to the drive shaft of a lock device, the lock status device assisting in locking and unlocking the lock of the lock device;

an engine coupled to the positioning sensing device for sensing a position of the drive shaft and assisting in locking and unlocking of a bolt, the engine coupled to at least one wireless communication device at the dwelling;

a circuit coupled to the engine, an energy source coupled to the circuit and providing energy to lock or unlock the lock, the energy source coupled to the circuit, lock status device and the drive shaft; and

the at least one wireless communication device configured to communicate with an occupant, and an authorization is provided with the occupant and the third party to engage in locking or unlocking the door lock system;

providing a communicating between the intelligent door lock system with a server; and

wherein an occupant of the dwelling communicates with the server to grant the third party secured access to the dwelling.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

enabling the occupant of the dwelling to authorize the third party secured access to a dwelling, which can programmatic, via the intelligent door lock system without sharing the credentials of the occupant.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

using the server is to allow granting of dwelling access credentials to the third party secured access to a dwelling, which can programmatic in a secure manner.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

issuing dwelling access tokens to the third party by the server with an approval of the occupant-of the dwelling.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the access tokens provide access to protected resources hosted by the server.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

granting dwelling access to the third party for a certain time of day/night.

19. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

granting to the third party dwelling access for a certain length of time.

20. The method of claim 13, wherein dwelling access is provided to a service provider.

21. The method of claim 20, further comprising:

providing dwelling access rights to a service provider associate.

22. The method of claim 21, further comprising:

providing temporary dwelling access rights to the server provider that are revocable by the service provider.

23. The method of claim 13;

further comprising;

using one or more cameras at the dwelling to see the third party secured access to a dwelling, which can by programmatic, that has been granted access rights enter or exit the dwelling.

24. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

recording one or more of a date and time of an access to the dwelling by the third party granted access rights to the dwelling.