Patent ID: 11948411
Assignee: GRAND DUNES ENTRY SYSTEMS, LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  E | IPC E  G

Claim 12:
13. A system comprising:
a first electronic lock configured to selectively lock a lockable structure, the first electronic lock comprising:
a first battery;
a first port connected an external power source as a redundant power source to the battery; and

a first lock module configured to be communicatively coupled to the first electronic lock, the first lock module comprising:
a first communication subsystem configured to be communicatively coupled to a first gateway and configured to be communicatively coupled to the first electronic lock, wherein the first communication subsystem is further configured to send an unlock signal to the first electronic lock, and wherein receipt of the unlock signal by the first electronic lock causes the first electronic lock to unlock the lockable structure;

a second electronic lock comprising:
a second battery;

a second port connected a second external power source as a second redundant power source to the second battery; and
a second lock module configured to be communicatively coupled to the second electronic lock, the second lock module comprising:
a second communication subsystem, wherein the first lock module and the second lock module form a mesh network that enables communication between the first communication subsystem of the first lock module and the second communication subsystem of the second lock module, wherein the first gateway is electrically coupled to a second gateway and wherein the first gateway and the second gateway are powered using a power over Ethernet (POE) standard comprising POE++.