Passive RFID door lock
View Patent ↗An electronic or non-electronic lockset with a passive RFID tag operating methods and system is described herein. The passive RFID tag is affixed to or near the lockset. Using an application on a mobile device, a user can leverage the mobile device to enable features such as user notifications, home automation control, and home security control. A visitor to a home uses an application on their mobile device to scan the passive RFID to gain entry to a home through verification by a remote homeowner.
1. A system comprising:
a locking device movable between a locked position and an unlocked position;
a passive radio frequency identification (“RFID”) tag affixed to a housing of the locking device; and
a mobile device comprising a reader, the mobile device configured to:
scan the passive RFID tag;
automatically transmit one or more notifications; and
update a cloud service;
wherein the one or more notifications are automatically transmitted in response to the passive RFID tag being recognized by a software application of the mobile device; and
wherein the cloud service issues one or more additional commands based on the scan of the RFID tag, the one or more additional commands including a command issued from the cloud service to a home automation controller.
2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a home automation control device communicatively coupled to the mobile device and configured to perform one or more actions based on a message received from the mobile device.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more notifications include a text message and/or an email.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more notifications include a social network status update.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the cloud service tracks scan time.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the cloud service tracks audit trail information.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the reader is a near-field communications (NFC) reader.
8. A system comprising:
a locking device movable between a locked position and an unlocked position;
a passive radio frequency identification (“RFID”) tag affixed to a housing of the locking device; and
a mobile device comprising a reader, the mobile device configured to:
scan the passive RFID tag using the reader;
issue one or more commands to a home automation controller via a cloud service; and
automatically transmit one or more notifications in response to the passive RFID tag being recognized by a software application of the mobile device.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the one or more commands cause one or more appliances to perform one or more operations.
10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the one or more appliances are communicatively coupled to the home automation controller.
11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the reader is a near-field communications (NFC) reader.
12. A system comprising:
a locking device movable between a locked position and an unlocked position;
a passive radio frequency identification (“RFID”) tag affixed to a housing of the locking device; and
a mobile device comprising a reader, the mobile device configured to:
scan the passive RFID tag;
launch a command to a cloud service; and
automatically transmit one or more notifications in response to the passive RFID tag being recognized by a software application of the mobile device;
wherein the locking device is unlocked in response to receiving a verification from an owner of the locking device via the cloud service; and
wherein the cloud service issues one or more additional commands based on the scan of the RFID tag, the one or more additional commands including a command issued from the cloud service to a home automation controller.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the verification is an authorization of a user of the mobile device.
14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the locking device is locked and a notification is transmitted to the owner in response to a subsequent scan of the passive RFID tag by the mobile device.
15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the verification is received via text message.
16. The system of claim 12 , wherein the reader is a near-field communications (NFC) reader.