WIRELESS ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS
A wireless access control system includes a remote access device and an electronic lock. The electronic lock communicates with the remote access device. The electronic lock controls the ability to lock and unlock a door in which the electronic lock is disposed. The electronic lock determines when the remote access device is at a distance less than or equal to a predetermined distance from the lock to enable the lock to be unlocked.
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54 . A wireless access control system for a door, the wireless access control system comprising:
a plurality of remote access devices, each having a unique remote access identification (ID); and
a lock assembly for the door and comprising
a lock,
lock wireless communications circuitry,
a memory for storing a plurality of authorized remote access device IDs, and
a lock controller coupled to said lock, said lock wireless communications circuitry, and said memory; and
each remote access device comprising
remote access wireless communications circuitry, and
a remote access controller configured to cooperate with said remote access wireless communications circuitry to wirelessly transmit an access command to switch said lock between the locked and unlocked positions, and to wirelessly transmit a revoke authorization command for a given remote access device ID;
said lock controller configured to
switch said lock between the locked and unlocked positions based upon wirelessly receiving, via said lock wireless communications circuitry, the access command from said remote access device and based upon said memory having the given remote access device ID stored therein, and
revoke authorization from the given remote access device ID stored in said memory based upon receiving the revoke authorization command from said remote access device.
55 . The wireless access control system of claim 54 wherein said remote access controller is configured to wirelessly transmit the revoke authorization command for a given remote access device ID based upon a threshold distance from said lock assembly.
56 . The wireless access control system of claim 54 wherein said remote access controller is configured to wirelessly receive the given remote access device ID from a remote computing device.
57 . The wireless access control system of claim 54 wherein authorized ones of said plurality of remote access devices each wirelessly receives the given remote access ID from a remote computing device.
58 . The wireless access control system of claim 57 wherein the authorized ones of said plurality of remote access devices each wirelessly receives the given remote access ID from the remote computing device based upon there being no response from a remote access device associated with the given remote access device ID.
59 . The wireless access control system of claim 54 wherein each remote access device further comprises a memory coupled to said remote access controller for storing the given remote access ID therein; and wherein said remote access controller is configured to wirelessly transmit the revoke authorization command for the given remote access device ID stored in said memory based upon a threshold distance from said lock assembly.
60 . The wireless access control system of claim 54 wherein at least one of the plurality of said remote access devices comprises a display coupled to said remote access controller.
61 . The wireless access control system of claim 54 wherein said remote access wireless communications circuitry comprises cellular communications circuitry.
62 . A lock assembly for a wireless access control system for a door, the wireless access control system comprising a plurality of remote access devices, each having a unique remote access identification (ID), the lock assembly being for a door and comprising:
a lock;
lock wireless communications circuitry;
a memory for storing a plurality of authorized remote access device IDs; and
a lock controller coupled to said lock, said lock wireless communications circuitry, and said memory, said lock controller configured to
said lock controller configured to
switch said lock between the locked and unlocked positions based upon wirelessly receiving, via said lock wireless communications circuitry, an access command from the remote access device and based upon said memory having a given remote access device ID stored therein, and
revoke authorization from the given remote access device ID stored in said memory based upon wirelessly receiving a revoke authorization command from the remote access device.
63 . The lock assembly of claim 62 , wherein said lock controller is configured to revoke authorization from the authorized remote access device IDs based upon wirelessly receiving the revoke authorization command from a remote computing device.
64 . A remote access device from among a plurality thereof, each having a unique remote access identification (ID), the remote access device being for a wireless access control system for a door, the wireless access control system comprising a lock assembly for the door and comprising a lock, lock wireless communications circuitry, a memory for storing a plurality of authorized remote access device IDs, and a lock controller coupled to the lock, the lock wireless communications circuitry, and the memory, each remote access device comprising:
remote access wireless communications circuitry; and
a remote access controller configured to cooperate with said remote access wireless communications circuitry to wirelessly transmit an access command to switch said lock between the locked and unlocked positions, and to wirelessly transmit a revoke authorization command for a given remote access device ID, the access command causing the lock controller to switch the lock between the locked and unlocked positions based upon wirelessly receipt thereof, via the lock wireless communications circuitry and based upon the memory having the given remote access device ID stored therein, and the revoke authorization command causing the lock controller to revoke authorization from the given remote access device ID stored in the memory based upon receiving the revoke authorization command from the remote access device.
65 . The remote access device of claim 64 wherein said remote access controller is configured to wirelessly transmit the revoke authorization command for a given remote access device ID based upon a threshold distance from said lock assembly.
66 . The remote access device of claim 64 wherein said remote access controller is configured to wirelessly receive the given remote access device ID from a remote computing device.
67 . The remote access device of claim 64 wherein authorized ones of said plurality of remote access devices each wirelessly receives the given remote access ID from a remote computing device.
68 . The remote access device of claim 67 wherein the authorized ones of said plurality of remote access devices each wirelessly receives the given remote access ID from the remote computing device based upon there being no response from a remote access device associated with the given remote access device ID.
69 . The remote access device of claim 64 wherein each remote access device further comprises a memory coupled to said remote access controller for storing the given remote access ID therein; and wherein said remote access controller is configured to wirelessly transmit the revoke authorization command for the given remote access device ID stored in said memory based upon a threshold distance from said lock assembly.
70 . A method of using a wireless access control system for a door, the wireless access control system comprising a plurality of remote access devices, each having a unique remote access identification (ID) and a lock assembly for the door, the lock assembly comprising a lock, lock wireless communications circuitry, a memory for storing a plurality of authorized remote access device IDs, and a lock controller coupled to the lock, the lock wireless communications circuitry, and the memory, the method comprising:
using a remote access controller to cooperate with remote access wireless communications circuitry to wirelessly transmit an access command to switch the lock between the locked and unlocked positions, and to wirelessly transmit a revoke authorization command for a given remote access device ID; and
using the lock controller to
switch the lock between the locked and unlocked positions based upon wirelessly receiving, via the lock wireless communications circuitry, the access command from the remote access device and based upon the memory having the given remote access device ID stored therein, and
revoke authorization from the given remote access device ID stored in the memory based upon receiving the revoke authorization command from the remote access device.
71 . The method of claim 70 wherein the remote access controller is used to wirelessly transmit the revoke authorization command for a given remote access device ID based upon a threshold distance from the lock assembly.
72 . The method of claim 70 wherein the remote access controller is used to wirelessly receive the given remote access device ID from a remote computing device.
73 . The method of claim 70 wherein authorized ones of the plurality of remote access devices each wirelessly receives the given remote access ID from a remote computing device.
74 . The method of claim 73 wherein the authorized ones of the plurality of remote access devices each wirelessly receives the given remote access ID from the remote computing device based upon there being no response from a remote access device associated with the given remote access device ID.
75 . The method of claim 70 wherein each remote access device further comprises a memory coupled to the remote access controller for storing the given remote access ID therein; and wherein the remote access controller is used to wirelessly transmit the revoke authorization command for the given remote access device ID stored in the memory based upon a threshold distance from the lock assembly.