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

Claim 17:
18. A method of actuating an electronic lock, the method comprising:
detecting a user input at the electronic lock, wherein detecting the user input at the electronic lock is performed by: (1) using a proximity sensor, detecting a presence of a user within a range of the electronic lock without contact on the proximity sensor; (2) detecting a physical contact of the user with a first contact region of an exterior contact sensor; or (3) detecting the physical contact of the user with a second contact region of an interior contact sensor;
in response to detecting the user input, generating a signal at the proximity sensor, the exterior contact sensor, or the interior contact sensor;
providing the signal to a processing unit of the electronic lock;
in response to receiving the signal, activating, using the processing unit, a wireless communication device of the electronic lock for a predetermined time period;
using the wireless communication device, powering a wireless communication circuit disposed within a mobile device carried by the user;
using the wireless communication device, reading lock information from the wireless communication circuit;
based on the lock information, determining that the mobile device is operatively associated with the electronic lock; and
in response to determining that the mobile device is operatively associated with the electronic lock, 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;
wherein the first contact region is exposed on an exterior chassis of the electronic lock; and
wherein the second contact region is exposed on an interior chassis of the electronic lock.