Patent ID: 11954959
Assignee: THE SUN LOCK COMPANY LIMITED
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  E | IPC E  G

Claim 0:
1. A biometric lock comprising:
a lock body,
a shackle with a long leg and a short leg, wherein the long leg of the shackle never comes out of the lock, and
a fingerprint panel wherein the fingerprint panel and an associated memory, battery, and processor are configured to associate a fingerprint of a user to one of a plurality of lock control levels, said associated fingerprint considered a registered fingerprint, wherein each lock control level allows an associated lock control level user to unlock said lock, the lock including a driving electronic circuit, electro-mechanical control motor, and a latch, that are configured to unlock the lock if a registered fingerprint is placed on said fingerprint panel, and
wherein the fingerprint panel includes indicator lights and wherein the memory, battery and processor are configured to associate at least one fingerprint with an administrator lock control level by:
place any fingerprint on the panel so that the biometric lock will open and the indicating light will have a green light on,
press and hold the fingerprint for 5 seconds until a blue light turns on,
register a first fingerprint for administrator lock control level user's fingerprint and the blue light will blink, wherein a red light will blink if the setting failed,
if desired, register a second fingerprint for the administrator lock control level user's fingerprint and the blue light will blink, wherein a red light will blink if the setting failed,
if desired, register a third fingerprint for the administrator lock control level user's fingerprint and the blue light will blink, wherein a red light will blink if the setting failed,
if desired, register a fourth fingerprint for the administrator lock control level user's fingerprint and the blue light will blink, wherein a red light will blink if the setting failed,
if desired, register a final fingerprint for the administrator lock control level user's fingerprint and the blue light will blink, wherein a red light will blink if the setting failed, and
after these registrations, a green light will turn on to indicate the registration is successfully completed.