Patent ID: 9437062
Filing Date: 2016-09-06
CPC Classification: G07C

Claim Text:
1. A method of authenticating a lock system, comprising: issuing via an electronic lock an advertisement indicating a presence of the electronic lock to a cellular phone, wherein the issuing is performed while the electronic lock is in a low power sleep state; scanning via the cellular phone for the advertisement, wherein the scanning is performed when the cellular phone is in a low power scan mode; initiating wireless communication by the cellular phone with the electronic lock, wherein the initiating is performed in response to the cellular phone determining that the electronic lock is in a specified range; transmitting an encrypted lock identification from the electronic lock to the cellular phone after initiating the wireless communication; transmitting the encrypted lock identification and an encrypted phone identification from the cellular phone to a network; requesting via the network additional credential information from the cellular phone; transmitting the additional credential information from the cellular phone to the network; determining via the network whether the cellular phone is permitted access to the electronic lock based at least in part on the encrypted lock identification, the encrypted phone identification, and the additional credential information; transmitting an encrypted grant/deny message from the network to the cellular phone based upon the determining; and transmitting the encrypted grant/deny message from the cellular phone to the electronic lock.