Patent ID: 8947200
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: G06F,G07C,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. An authentication server for a wireless lock system comprising a wireless lock and a key device, the authentication server configured to: receive a validation message from the key device, the validation message created at the wireless lock from a secret key contained in the wireless lock; receive a certificate of ownership provided by a user; authenticate the validation message and the certificate of ownership using copies of the certificate of ownership and the secret key stored in a database of the authentication server; and associate the user with the lock ID upon successfully authenticating the validation message, thereby enabling the authentication server to provide digital credentials to open the lock; wherein the authentication server is further configured to allow the user to identify a proxy responsible for submitting the validation message, thereby allowing the wireless lock to be associated with the user while the user is remote from the wireless lock.