Electronic locking systems, methods, and apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019043293-A1
Application number	US-201816155327-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 9, 2018
Priority date	Apr 11, 2012
Publication date	Feb 7, 2019
Grant date	—

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 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

What is claimed is:

1 . A method comprising:
transmitting, by an administrative device, a request for a data payload to a server, the request including information specific to an electronic key generation device; receiving the requested data payload from the server by the administrative device, the requested data payload enabling a receiving electronic key generation device to generate an electronic key; and transmitting the received data payload from the administrative device to the electronic key generation device.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, at the administrative device, an indication of a state of the locking device from the locking device.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting a request for an indication of a state of the locking device from the administrative device to the locking device; and receiving, at the administrative device, the indication of the state of the locking device from the locking device responsively to the request.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the locking device records attempts to activate the locking device and a result of the attempt and communicates the recording to the server, the method further comprising:
accessing, by the administrative device, the recordings at the server via a website provided by the server.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the administrative device communicates with the server via a website provided by the server.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising reconfiguring the locking device by the administrative device.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the reconfiguration is performed via a website provided by the server.

8 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
notifying, by the administrative device, at least one of the server and the locking device of a revocation of access privileges for at least one of the electronic key generation device and electronic key associated with the data payload.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
setting a time duration of validity for at least one of the data payload and the electronic key by the administrative device.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the duration of validity is set on a periodic or as-needed basis.

11 . A system comprising:
a server configured to receive a request for the data payload from an administrator and transmit the data payload to the administrator, the request including account information associated with the administrator; an administrative device, configured to communicate the request to the server, receive the data payload from a server, and transmit the data payload to a mobile communication device; an electronic key generation device configured to receive the data payload, generate an electronic key with the received data payload, and communicate the electronic key to a locking device; and the locking device configured to receive the electronic key, verify the received electronic key, and perform at least one of opening the locking device and closing locking device upon verification of the electronic key.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the electronic key generation device is at least one of a mobile telephone, a key fob, a mobile communication device, and a portable computer.

13 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the server and the administrative device are communicatively coupled via a website facilitated by a communication network.

14 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the system includes a plurality of locking devices.

15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein when an action is performed on one of the locking devices, the remainder of the plurality of locking devices remains unchanged.

16 . The system of claim 14 , wherein when an action is performed on one of the locking devices, the action is performed on the remainder of the plurality of locking devices.

17 . The system of claim 11 , wherein one or more operations performed by the locking device is user configurable.

18 . The system of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the data payload and the electronic key is unique to the electronic key generation device.

Assignees

• Digilock Asia Ltd

Inventors

• Ribas Gabriel Bestard
• Bakondi Steven Thomas
• Seliber Lloyd

Classifications

• G07C2009/00769

  with data transmission performed by wireless means · CPC title

• G07C2009/00865

  remotely by wireless communication · CPC title

• G08C17/02

  using a radio link · CPC title

• G07C9/00817 Primary

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

• G07C9/00571

  operated by interacting with a central unit · CPC title