Patent ID: 11961347
Assignee: SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method for seamless access control, the method comprising:
determining, by an access control device, whether a user is authorized to access a passageway controlled by the access control device based on credential data received from a mobile device of the user over a Bluetooth communication connection established between the mobile device and the access control device;
determining, by a Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) system, a location of the user relative to the passageway;
determining whether the user intends to access the passageway based on the determined location of the user relative to the passageway; and
controlling, by the access control device, a lock mechanism to allow the user access to the passageway in response to determining that the user is authorized to access the passageway and the user intends to access the passageway.