Patent ID: 11962594
Assignee: SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY LLC
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 12:
13. A mobile device for using a blockchain in an access control environment, the mobile device comprising:
a processor; and
a memory comprising a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, causes the mobile device to:
transmit a request to access a passageway secured by a lock device to a first node device, wherein a plurality of node devices including the first node device store the blockchain;
receive a lock-specific access token from one of the plurality of node devices in response to validation of a blockchain transaction associated with the request received from the mobile device by the plurality of node devices;
transmit the lock-specific access token to the lock device;
receive a verification message from the lock device in response to successful authentication of the lock-specific access token, wherein successful authentication is associated with a grant of access to the passageway; and
transmit a notification of verification to the first node device to amend the blockchain.