Electronic locking systems, methods, and apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11900741-B2
Application number	US-202218088684-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 26, 2022
Priority date	Apr 11, 2012
Publication date	Feb 13, 2024
Grant date	Feb 13, 2024

Abstract

Electronic locking devices, systems, and methods may require the utilization of an electronic key generated by an electronic key generation device. The electronic key may be generated using a data payload received from a server and/or an administrative device. The administrative device is enabled to remotely manage the locking device and locking system via, for example, a software application running on the administrative device and/or a website.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A system for locking and unlocking a door, the system comprising:
a server;
an administrative device in communication with the server, the administrative device including a processor, memory, and a wireless communication interface, the administrative device configured to communicate a request to the server for the data payload and receive the data payload from the server;
a key generation device configured to wirelessly receive the data payload from the administrative device and generate an electronic key using the data payload; and
a lock disposed on a door, the lock including a processor, memory, and a wireless communication interface, the lock configured to wirelessly receive the electronic key from the key generation device and verify the electronic key, the lock further configured to operate the lock upon verification of the electronic key;
the lock further in communication with the server and configured to receive access privileges associated with one or more electronic keys from the server.

2. The system of claim 1 , the server configured to generate the data payload upon request from the administrative device.

3. The system of claim 1 , the server including a database, the database configured to store information regarding usage of the lock in the database.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the server and the administrative device are communicatively coupled via a website facilitated by a communication network.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the system includes a plurality of locks.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein when an action is performed on one of the locks, the remainder of the plurality of locks remains unchanged.

7. The system of claim 5 , wherein when an action is performed on one of the locks, the action is performed on the remainder of the plurality of locks.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein one or more operations performed by the lock is user configurable.

9. The system of claim 1 , wherein the key generation device is one of a mobile device and a key fob.

Assignees

• Digilock Asia Ltd

Inventors

• Ribas Gabriel Bestard
• Bakondi Steven Thomas
• Seliber Lloyd

Classifications

• G07C9/00309 Primary

  operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks · CPC title

• G07C9/00174

  Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys (mechanical locks with electric permutation E05B49/00; arrangements for sensing or reading record carriers G06K7/00; electronic switching H03K17/00) · CPC title

• G07C9/00817 Primary

  where the code of the lock can be programmed · CPC title

• G08C17/02

  using a radio link · CPC title

• G07C9/00571

  operated by interacting with a central unit · CPC title