Patent ID: 9514585
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: E05B,G07C,G08B,H04B,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method, comprising: storing a first message in an electronic lock, wherein the first message is created on a first mobile device and transmitted to the electronic lock for storage; determining via the electronic lock a first type of triggering event that has occurred and determining via the electronic lock a second type of triggering event that has occurred, wherein the first type of triggering event is distinguished from the second type of triggering event, and the first type of triggering event includes identifying the first mobile device being in a first communication range of the electronic lock; generating a second message based on the second type of triggering event; identifying, with the electronic lock, a plurality of external devices in a second communication range that is outside the first communication range to receive the second message in response to the second type of triggering event; and transmitting the first message from the electronic lock to the first mobile device in the first communication range via wireless communication in response to the first mobile device unlocking the electronic lock and transmitting the second message from the electronic lock to the plurality of external devices in the second communication range via one of an Internet and a cellular network.