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

Claim 0:
1. An entry system comprising:
a first electronic lock configured to selectively lock a first 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;
a first locking component moveable between at least an engaged position and a disengaged position;
a first lock microcontroller configured to actuate the first locking component in response to at least one input signal; and
a first communication subsystem communicatively coupled to a first gateway; and

a second electronic lock configured to selectively lock a second lockable structure, the 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;
a second locking component moveable between at least an engaged position and a disengaged position;
a second lock microcontroller configured to actuate the second locking component in response to at least one input signal; and
a second communication subsystem communicatively coupled to the first communication subsystem of the first electronic lock, 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++.