Patent ID: 9727328
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: G06F,G07C,H04W

Claim:
1. An intelligent door lock system with firmware updates, comprising: a position sensor coupled to a drive shaft of a lock device, the position sensor sensing position of the drive shaft to assist in locking and unlocking a lock of a lock device at a door, the sensor configured to know its current position even if it has been moved since it has been turned off to provide that the position will always know its current position relative to the lock device; an engine coupled to or including a memory, the engine being coupled to the position sensor and to the drive shaft to assist in locking and unlocking the lock, the memory providing information relating to open or closed status of a door to a dwelling occupant or a third party designated by the dwelling occupant; a circuit coupled to the engine; an energy source coupled to the circuit, the circuitry providing connectivity between the engine, the energy source and the memory; and wherein firmware updates are provided to the intelligent door lock system from a cloud based server.