Patent ID: 9665362
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: E05B,G06F,G06Q,G07C

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: storing lock status information and settings in an electronic lock; transmitting the lock status information and settings from the electronic lock to a mobile device; storing the lock status information and settings in a lock data log in the mobile device; transmitting the lock data log from the mobile device to a local computer; storing the lock data log on the local computer; appending facility and contact information to the lock data log; transmitting a customer data log from the local computer to a remote server subsequent to appending the facility and contact information to the lock data log, wherein the customer data log comprises information from the lock data log; storing information from the customer data log in an electronic product database in the remote server; processing, with the remote server, information in the electronic product database to determine whether a newer version of firmware is available for the electronic lock; automatically transmitting a firmware package from the remote server to the local computer; transferring at least a portion of the firmware package from the local computer to the mobile device; and updating the firmware in the electronic lock with the at least a portion of the firmware package via the mobile device.