Patent ID: 11898371
Assignee: ASSA ABLOY AMERICAS RESIDENTIAL INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC E  G  H | IPC E  G  H

Claim 19:
20. An electronic lock comprising:
a latch assembly including a bolt movable between an extended position and a retracted position;
an exterior assembly including a tamper sensing device; and
a processing unit configured to control movement of the bolt between the extended position and the retracted position responsive to receiving a valid input at a user input device;
wherein the processing unit is configured to capture an input event; and
wherein, based at least in part on a characteristic of the input event, the processing unit detects and indicates if a tampering event exists, wherein the characteristic includes at least one of an input type, an input location, an input duration, and an input timestamp on the tamper sensing device, the tampering event being determined to exist by comparing the input duration to an acceptable input duration value, the acceptable input duration value based, at least in part, on a normal use profile created based on analysis of historic input events that indicate patterns during a plurality of authorized actuations of the electronic lock.