Patent ID: 11913253
Assignee: ASSA ABLOY AMERICAS RESIDENTIAL INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC E  G  Y | IPC E  G

Claim 0:
1. A method for actuating an electronic lock with an exterior contact sensor and an interior contact sensor, the method comprising:
detecting a physical contact from a user at a first contact region of the exterior contact sensor or at a second contact region of the interior contact sensor;
in response to detecting the physical contact, generating an electrical signal at the exterior contact sensor or the interior contact sensor;
providing the electrical signal to a processing unit electrically coupled to the exterior contact sensor and the interior contact sensor, the processing unit being housed within an interior chassis of the electronic lock;
in response to receiving the electrical signal at the processing unit, activating, using the processing unit, a wireless communication device for a predetermined time period, the wireless communication device being housed within the interior chassis of the electronic lock;
during the predetermined time period, wirelessly reading, using the wireless communication device, an access code from a wireless communication circuit embedded in a mobile device carried by the user, the wireless communication circuit being in communication range of the wireless communication device using a wireless communication protocol;
determining, at the processing unit, whether the access code is valid; and
in response to determining that the access code is valid, actuating, using the processing unit, a locking device of the electronic lock to move a locking bolt from a locked state to an unlocked state;
wherein the first contact region is exposed on an exterior chassis of the electronic lock; and
wherein the second contact region is exposed on the interior chassis of the electronic lock.