IP Library Granted Patent US 11,043,055
Granted Patent B2
US 11,043,055 · App. 15/463,022 · Granted Jun 22, 2021

Door lock system with contact sensor

Inventors: Jason Johnson (San Francisco, CA); Christopher Kim (San Francisco, CA); Karthikeyan Sivasambu (San Francisco, CA); Shannon Petty (San Francisco, CA); Kuy N. Mainwaring (San Francisco, CA); Peter Fornell (San Francisco, CA); Thomas Peter Russo (San Francisco, CA); Luca Baradel (San Francisco, CA); Christopher Dow (San Francisco, CA); Herve Jacques Clement Letourneur (San Francisco, CA)
Assignee: August Home, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 11,043,055
App. No.
15/463,022
Granted
Jun 22, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

An intelligent door lock system is coupled to a door at a dwelling. A first sensor is at the dwelling. The first sensor is coupled to a drive shaft of a lock device to assist in locking and unlocking a lock of a lock device at a door. The lock device is coupled to the first sensor and the lock device includes a bolt. An engine, an energy source and a memory are coupled together. A magnetic sensor provides a reading or measurement used to determine a door open or closed status.

Claims (47)

1. An intelligent door lock system coupled to a door at a dwelling, comprising:

a position sensing device configured to be coupled to a drive shaft that is coupled to a door lock at the door;

a magnetic sensor configured to detect movement of the door; and

at least one control circuit configured to:

determine whether the door is secured or not secured based on a first input from the position sensing device and a second input from the magnetic sensor, wherein determining whether the door is secured or not secured comprises:

determining whether the first input from the position sensing device indicates that a bolt of the door lock is in a locked position,

determining whether the second input from the magnetic sensor indicates that the door is closed, and

determining that the door is secured in response to determining that both (1) the first input from the position sensing device indicates that the bolt of the door lock is in the locked position and (2) the second input from the magnetic sensor indicates that the door is closed.

2. The intelligent door lock system of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic sensor is a magnetometer.

3. The intelligent door lock system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one control circuit is further configured to:

determine an angle in which the door is open based on the first input from the position sensing device and/or the second input from the magnetic sensor.

4. The intelligent door lock system of claim 3 , wherein the at least one control circuit is configured to determine the angle in which the door is open based on the first input from the position sensing device and the second input from the magnetic sensor.

5. The intelligent door lock system of claim 1 , wherein the position sensing device is an accelerometer.

6. The intelligent door lock system of claim 1 , wherein the position sensing device is configured to detect rotation of the door lock.

7. The intelligent door lock system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one control circuit is further configured to:

determine a position of the drive shaft based on the first input from the position sensing device; and

determine a position of the bolt of the door lock based on the position of the drive shaft.

8. The intelligent door lock system of claim 1 , wherein the magnetic sensor is integrated with the door lock.

9. The intelligent door lock system of claim 1 , wherein determining whether the door is secured comprises:

determining that the door is not secured in response to determining that both (1) the first input from the position sensing device indicates that the bolt of the door lock in an unlocked position and (2) the second input from the magnetic sensor indicates that the door is closed.

10. The intelligent door lock system of claim 9 , wherein determining whether the door is secured further comprises:

determining that the door is not secured in response to determining that both (1) the first input from the position sensing device indicates that the bolt of the door lock in the locked position and (2) the second input from the magnetic sensor indicates that the door is not closed.

11. The intelligent door lock system of claim 10 , wherein determining whether the door is secured comprises:

determining that the door is not secured in response to determining that both (1) the first input from the position sensing device indicates that the bolt of the door lock in an unlocked position and (2) the second input from the magnetic sensor indicates that the door is not closed.

12. A method of monitoring a door at a dwelling, the method comprising:

obtaining a first input from a position sensing device, wherein the position sensing device is coupled to a drive shaft that is coupled to a door lock at the door;

obtaining a second input from a magnetic sensor at the door; and

determining whether the door is secured or not secured based on the first input from the position sensing device and the second input from the magnetic sensor, wherein determining whether the door is secured or not secured comprises:

determining whether the first input from the position sensing device indicates that a bolt of the door lock is in a locked position,

determining whether the second input from the magnetic sensor indicates that the door is closed, and

determining that the door is secured in response to determining that both (1) the first input from the position sensing device indicates that the bolt of the door lock is in the locked position and (2) the second input from the magnetic sensor indicates that the door is closed.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein determining whether the first input from the position sensing device indicates that a bolt of the door lock is in a locked position further comprises:

determining a position of the drive shaft based on the first input from the position sensing device; and

determining a position of the bolt of the door lock based on the position of the drive shaft.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein determining whether the door is secured comprises:

determining that the door is not secured based on one or more of: a determination that the door is closed and the bolt of the door lock is in an unlocked position, a determination that the door is not closed and the bolt of the door is in the locked position, and a determination that the door is not closed and the bolt of the door lock is in an unlocked position.

15. An apparatus comprising:

at least one control circuit configured to:

obtain a first input from a first sensor indicating a position of a drive shaft that is coupled to a door lock at a door;

obtain a second input from a magnetic sensor at the door; and

determine whether the door is secured or not secured based on the first input from the first sensor and the second input from the magnetic sensor, wherein determining whether the door is secured or not secured comprises:

determining whether the first input from the first sensor indicates that a bolt of the door lock is in a locked position,

determining whether the second input from the magnetic sensor indicates that the door is closed, and

determining that the door is secured in response to determining that both (1) the first input from the first sensor indicates that the bolt of the door lock is in the locked position and (2) the second input from the magnetic sensor indicates that the door is closed.

16. The apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the at least one control circuit is further configured to:

determine the position of the drive shaft based on the first input from the first sensor; and

determine a position of the bolt of the door lock based on the position of the drive shaft.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Mar 26, 2025
From: AUGUST HOME, INC.
To: MASTER LOCK COMPANY LLC
Reel/Frame 070646/0243 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 19, 2021
From: JOHNSON, JASON; PETTY, SHANNON; RUSSO, THOMAS PETER; DOW, CHRISTOPHER
To: AUGUST HOME, INC.
Reel/Frame 056283/0851 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 26, 2019
From: KIM, CHRISTOPHER
To: AUGUST HOME, INC.
Reel/Frame 050162/0723 →
Continuity (132)
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Continuation In Part 14732290 · Jun 5, 2015
Continuation In Part 14796994 · Jul 10, 2015
Continuation 15065657 · Mar 9, 2016
Continuation In Part 15066091 · Mar 10, 2016
Continuation 14205608 · Mar 12, 2014
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Continuation In Part 14459054 · Aug 13, 2014
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Continuation In Part 14465513 · Aug 21, 2014
Continuation In Part 14465527 · Aug 21, 2014
Continuation In Part 14469127 · Aug 26, 2014
Continuation In Part 14469186 · Aug 26, 2014
Continuation In Part 14471414 · Aug 28, 2014
Continuation In Part 14471470 · Aug 28, 2014
Continuation In Part 14622054 · Feb 13, 2015
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Continuation In Part 14622578 · Feb 13, 2015
Continuation In Part 14622396 · Feb 13, 2015
Continuation In Part 14622654 · Feb 13, 2015
Continuation 14730848 · Jun 4, 2015
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Continuation In Part 14732290 · Jun 5, 2015
Continuation In Part 14796994 · Jul 10, 2015
Continuation 15065657 · Mar 9, 2016
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