Remote notification of phone for home security

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9262879-B2
Application number	US-201313968663-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 16, 2013
Priority date	Aug 16, 2012
Publication date	Feb 16, 2016
Grant date	Feb 16, 2016

Abstract

A lock system is provided with a lock and a wireless device. The lock may be capable of sending and receiving Bluetooth messages to and from the wireless device, and the wireless device may be capable of sending and receiving Bluetooth messages to and from the lock.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lock system, comprising:
a programmable lock having Bluetooth capabilities; and
a first smart phone having Bluetooth capabilities configured to communicate with the Bluetooth capabilities of the lock, wherein the first smart phone includes a microphone and is configured to create audio memos; and
wherein the lock is configured to send and receive Bluetooth messages to and from the first smart phone;
wherein the first smart phone is configured to send and receive Bluetooth messages to and from the lock, the first smart phone being configured to send the audio memos to the lock via a Bluetooth message and the lock is configured to receive the audio memos and to store the audio memos in a memory of the lock; and
a second smart phone configured with credentials associated with the lock, the lock being configured to replay the audio memos to the second smart phone.

2. The lock system of claim 1 , wherein the Bluetooth capabilities of the lock comprise Bluetooth low energy (BLE) capabilities.

3. The lock system of claim 1 , wherein the Bluetooth capabilities of the first smart phone comprise Bluetooth low energy (BLE) capabilities.

4. The lock system of claim 1 , wherein the lock is configured to send a Bluetooth message to the first smart phone corresponding to the opening or closing of a door.

5. The lock system of claim 1 , wherein the lock is configured to send a Bluetooth message to the first smart phone corresponding to movement of a door handle.

6. The lock system of claim 1 , wherein the lock is configured to send a Bluetooth message to the first smart phone corresponding to a door kick in event.

7. The lock system of claim 1 , wherein the lock is in programmable communication with a remote control panel.

8. The lock system of claim 1 , further comprising a doorbell connected to the lock and configured to send a wireless message to the first smart phone.

9. The lock system of claim 1 , wherein the lock is configured to trigger a wireless device via a Bluetooth message.

10. The lock system of claim 9 , wherein the wireless device comprises a wireless door chime triggerable by the lock.

11. The lock system of claim 1 , wherein the first smart phone includes speech to text capabilities.

12. The lock system of claim 1 , further comprising two or more wireless devices that are each configured to communicate with the Bluetooth capabilities of the lock.

Assignees

• Schlage Lock Co Llc

Inventors

• Ahearn John Robert
• Baumgarte Joseph Wayne
• Focke Gabriel Daniel
• Henney Michael Scott

Classifications

• G08B13/06

  by tampering with fastening · CPC title

• E05B45/06 Primary

  Electric alarm locks {(E05B45/005 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• H04W4/80 Primary

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title

• E05B2047/0067

  Monitoring · CPC title

• E05B47/0001

  with electric actuators; Constructional features thereof (for vehicles E05B81/04) · CPC title