Patent ID: 8797138

Claim:
A method, comprising: receiving a request from a handheld device associated with a non-keyholder, the request being for one-time access rights for the non-keyholder to the electronic locking device, wherein the request includes access information, wherein the access information comprises data from which an electronic locking device identifier can be interred; authenticating an identity of the non-keyholder; and transmitting to the handheld device an access application and a set of instructions, wherein the set of instructions is configured to cause the handheld device to perform operations comprising: installing the access application on the handheld device; and executing the access application, wherein executing the access application causes the handheld device to transmit a one-time access code to the electronic locking device, wherein the one-time access code is configured to unlock the electronic locking device; wherein the handheld device is configured to deliver the one-time access code to the electronic locking device over a short-range wireless communication link; wherein the set of instructions and the access application are transmitted over a long-range wireless link to the electronic locking device and over the short-range wireless link from the electronic locking device to the handheld device.