Patent ID: 11859411
Assignee: ABUS AUGUST BREMICKER SöHNE KG
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  B  H | IPC B  E  H

Claim 0:
1. A locking system comprising:
a bicycle comprising an onboard computer removable by a user so that the user takes the onboard computer when leaving the bicycle;
a portable lock comprising
an unlocking motor; and
an authentication module configured to receive an authentication signal and authenticate the user, wherein the authentication module is only activated when the onboard computer is attached to the bicycle;

an actuation element coupled to the authentication module and actuatable by attaching the onboard computer to the bicycle causing the authentication module to be activated; and
a smart device configured to send the authentication signal to the authentication module,
wherein unlocking of the portable lock comprises:
first, attaching the onboard computer to the bicycle to activate the authentication module so that the authentication module is ready to receive the authentication signal from the smart device;
subsequent to the first step sending, via the smart device, the authentication signal to the authentication module; and
upon a successful authentication of the user by the authentication module, the unlocking motor is actuated to unlock the portable lock,

wherein the smart device is a smart phone, a smart watch, a remote control, or a portable computer, and
wherein the onboard computer and the smart device are separate components.