Patent ID: 11913253
Assignee: ASSA ABLOY AMERICAS RESIDENTIAL INC.
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC E  G  Y | IPC E  G

Claim 10:
11. A method for actuating an electronic lock with a proximity sensor and an interior contact sensor, the method comprising:
detecting a user input at the proximity sensor or the interior contact sensor, wherein detecting the user input is performed by either: (1) using the proximity sensor, detecting an approach of a user to the electronic lock without a physical contact from the user; or (2) detecting a physical contact of the user with a contact region of the interior contact sensor, the contact region being exposed on an interior chassis of the electronic lock;
in response to detecting the user input, generating an electrical signal at the proximity sensor or the interior contact sensor;
providing the electrical signal to a processing unit electrically coupled to the proximity sensor and the interior contact sensor, the processing unit being housed within the interior chassis of the electronic lock;
in response to receiving the signal at the processing unit, activating, using the processing unit, a wireless communication device for a predetermined time period, the wireless communication device being housed within the interior chassis of the electronic lock;
during the predetermined time period, wirelessly reading, using the wireless communication device, an access code from a wireless communication circuit embedded in a mobile device carried by the user, the wireless communication circuit being in communication range of the wireless communication device using a wireless communication protocol;
determining, at the processing unit, whether the access code is valid; and
in response to determining that the access code is valid, actuating, using the processing unit, a locking device of the electronic lock to move a locking bolt from a locked state to an unlocked state.