Patent ID: 11961344
Assignee: SCHLAGE LOCK COMPANY LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An access control system for ultra-wideband (UWB)-based radio frequency intent detection, the access control system comprising:
an electronic lock coupled to a barrier and including a first Bluetooth communication circuitry and a lock mechanism configured to secure access to a passageway; and
a UWB accessory device comprising a UWB communication circuitry, a second Bluetooth communication circuitry, a processor, and a memory comprising a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the processor, causes the UWB accessory device to:
receive, via the second Bluetooth communication circuitry, a credential of a mobile device;
determine, using UWB ranging via the UWB communication circuitry, a location of the mobile device relative to the passageway;
determine whether the user intends to access the passageway based on the determined location of the user relative to the passageway; and
communicate, via a communication connection between the first Bluetooth communication circuitry and the second Bluetooth communication circuitry, an indication that the user intends to access the passageway to the electronic lock; and

wherein the electronic lock is configured to unlock the lock mechanism in response to receipt of the indication that the user intends to access the passageway.