Entry control device
Systems of the present invention allow individuals to make and change reservations, check into accommodations, and gain access to their accommodations using their own mobile devices as well as mobile devices provided with the rooms. Room access can be through an entry control system comprising two modules that are mounted to a door and to a proximate wall, or similar fixed surface. One module communicates with an electronically controlled locking mechanism of the door lock, the other module wirelessly receives a room code from the user's mobile device. When the room code is correct, the second module communicates a signal to the first module which unlocks the lock.
1. An entry control system for opening an electronic lock, the electronic lock controlling access to a room, the system comprising:
a lock controller module including
a circuit configured to connect to the electronic lock,
a first wireless communication port, and
control logic in communication with both the circuit and the wireless communication port and configured to open the electronic lock in response to a signal received at the first wireless communication port; and
a marquee system including
a display, a memory, a second wireless communication port, wireless circuitry configured to provide wireless communications and
a processor in communication with each of the display, second wireless communication port, the wireless circuitry, and memory, and configured to receive a first code from the wireless circuitry and send the signal over to the second wireless communication port to the first wireless communication port responsive to the first code,
the marquee system being disposed proximate to the lock control module.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the marquee system and the lock control module are disposed in separate housings.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the marquee system is configured to receive the first code from a mobile device.
4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the marquee system is configured to send the signal using a first wireless protocol and to receive the first code using a second wireless protocol, the first and second wireless protocols being different.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the marquee system further includes a camera and is configured to communicate images generated by the camera to a tablet computer, the tablet computer being associated with the room.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless circuitry is configured to provide an intercom function between the marquee system and a tablet computer, the tablet computer being associated with the room.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless circuitry is configured to transmit a record of locking and unlocking of the door.
8. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a reservation module configured to push a notification that the room is ready for occupancy, to a source of the first code.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the source of the first code is a mobile device of a user associated with a reservation for the room.
10. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a reservation module configured to receive a service request from a source of the first code.
11. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a reservation module configured to receive a service request from a tablet computer associated with the room.
12. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a property management module configured to manage a service request queue.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the property management module is configured to push a status of a service request to a source of the first code.
14. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first wireless communication port is configured to receive an infrared signal.
15. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first wireless communication port is configured to receive an Bluetooth signal.
16. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless circuitry is configured to receive a WiFi signal.
17. The system of claim 1 , wherein the wireless circuitry is configured to receive a QR code.
18. The system of claim 1 , wherein the lock controller module is disposed such that the lock controller module moved away from the marquee system when the door is opened.
19. The system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic lock is configured to read to a magnetic stripe card or an radio frequency identification tag.
20. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first and second wireless communication ports are disposed to be in optical communication when the door is closed.