Mechanism for securing a digital lock from unauthorized use

1. A digital lock, comprising:

a semi-hard magnet; and

a hard magnet, wherein:

the hard magnet is configured to move to close the digital lock in the event of malicious attack, blocking the intruder by the magnets acting as a blocking pin,

at least one of a mechanical or electromagnetic energy of the attack is configured to move the hard magnet to seal the digital lock from the intruder, and

a first blocking pin is configured to block the lock in the event of a mechanical attack, and a second blocking pin is configured to block the lock in the event of magnetic attack.

2. The digital lock as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the semi-hard magnet is configured to have a coil around it, and when energized, is used to reset the blocking pin.

3. A digital lock, comprising:

a semi-hard magnet; and

a hard magnet, wherein:

the hard magnet is configured to move to close the digital lock in the event of malicious attack, blocking the intruder by the magnets acting as a blocking pin,

at least one of a mechanical or electromagnetic energy of the attack is configured to move the hard magnet to seal the digital lock from the intruder, and

the semi-hard magnet is replaced by iron and the blocking pin is resettable by dismantling the lock.

4. The digital lock as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the semi-hard magnet and the hard magnet form a blocking pin that is configured to protrude into a notch of a lock body in the event of any of the following: external magnetic field is applied, external hit or impulse is applied, or the first axle is turned too fast, to prevent unauthorized opening of the digital lock.

5. A digital lock, comprising:

a hall sensor;

a semi-hard magnet; and

a hard magnet, wherein:

the hard magnet is configured to move to close the digital lock in the event of malicious attack, blocking the intruder by the magnets acting as a blocking pin,

at least one of a mechanical or electromagnetic energy of the attack is configured to move the hard magnet to seal the digital lock from the intruder, and

the hall sensor is configured to do any of the following: to sense the attachment or non-attachment of the hard magnet to the semi-hard magnet, to generate an alarm signal or audit trail record, or to drive the blocking pin to locked state.

6. The digital lock as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a lock body is made of magnetic material or the digital lock comprises a locking pin comprising a first magnet that is the semi-hard magnet inside a magnetization coil and a second magnet that is the hard magnet and the hard magnet is configured to move to open or close the digital lock.

7. A digital lock, comprising:

a semi-hard magnet; and

a hard magnet, wherein:

the hard magnet is configured to move to close the digital lock in the event of malicious attack, blocking the intruder by the magnets acting as a blocking pin,

at least one of a mechanical or electromagnetic energy of the attack is configured to move the hard magnet to seal the digital lock from the intruder, and

there is a hold gap (G H ) in between an Iron (Fe) block and the hard magnet in the digital lock, but not in a notch in a lock body or in an exterior of the digital lock, or wherein there is a thinner hold gap than (G H ) at the notch or in the exterior of the digital lock.

8. The digital lock as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the semi-hard magnet is inside a magnetization coil, and has a first coercivity less than a second coercivity of the hard magnet.

9. A digital lock, comprising:

a semi-hard magnet; and

a hard magnet, wherein:

the hard magnet is configured to move to close the digital lock in the event of malicious attack, blocking the intruder by the magnets acting as a blocking pin,

at least one of a mechanical or electromagnetic energy of the attack is configured to move the hard magnet to seal the digital lock from the intruder, and

a body of the digital lock comprises a first axle and a second axle and a user interface connected to the first axle, and wherein the semi-hard magnet and the hard magnet are inside the first axle.

10. The digital lock as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the digital lock is a self-powered lock powered by any of the following: NFC, solar panel, user's muscle power, power supply or battery.

11. The digital lock as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the digital lock comprises electronics connected to an identification device via a communication bus, and the identification device is configured to identify a user by any of the following: electronic key, electronic tag, fingerprint, magnetic stripe, or NFC phone.

12. The digital lock as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the two blocking pins may protrude into a lock body from different angles.

13. The digital lock as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the semi-hard magnet is made of Alnico and the hard magnet is made of SmCo.

14. The digital lock as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the digital lock is powered by mechanical movement of a lever or a knob attached to a lock system, or powered by electronic digital key insertion.

15. A method for controlling a digital lock, the method comprising:

providing at least two magnets, wherein a first magnet is a semi-hard magnet and a second magnet is a hard magnet, and wherein:

the hard magnet moves to close the digital lock in the event of malicious attack, blocking the intruder by the magnets acting as a blocking pin,

at least one of a mechanical or electromagnetic energy of the attack moves the hard magnet to seal the digital lock from the intruder, and

the digital lock comprises two blocking pins, a first blocking pin for blocking the lock in the event of a mechanical attack, and a second blocking pin for blocking the lock in the event of magnetic attack.

16. The method as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the semi-hard magnet has a coil around it, and when energized, is used to reset the blocking pin.

17. A method for controlling a digital lock, the method comprising:

providing at least two magnets, wherein a first magnet is a semi-hard magnet and a second magnet is a hard magnet, and wherein:

the hard magnet moves to close the digital lock in the event of malicious attack, blocking the intruder by the magnets acting as a blocking pin,

at least one of a mechanical or electromagnetic energy of the attack moves the hard magnet to seal the digital lock from the intruder, and

the semi-hard magnet is replaced by iron and the blocking pin is resettable by dismantling the lock.

18. The method as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the semi-hard magnet and the hard magnet form a blocking pin that protrudes into a notch of the lock body in the event of any of the following: external magnetic field is applied, external hit or impulse is applied, or the first axle is turned too fast, to prevent unauthorized opening of the digital lock.

19. A method for controlling a digital lock, the method comprising:

providing at least two magnets, wherein a first magnet is a semi-hard magnet and a second magnet is a hard magnet, and wherein:

the hard magnet moves to close the digital lock in the event of malicious attack, blocking the intruder by the magnets acting as a blocking pin,

at least one of a mechanical or electromagnetic energy of the attack moves the hard magnet to seal the digital lock from the intruder, and

the digital lock comprises a hall sensor to do any of the following: to sense the attachment or non-attachment of the hard magnet to the semi-hard magnet, to generate an alarm signal or audit trail record, or to drive the blocking pin to locked state.

20. The method as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the lock body is made of magnetic material, or the digital lock comprises a locking pin comprising a first magnet that is a semi-hard magnet inside a magnetization coil and a second magnet that is a hard magnet, and wherein the hard magnet is configured to move to open or close the digital lock.

21. A method for controlling a digital lock, the method comprising:

providing at least two magnets, wherein a first magnet is a semi-hard magnet and a second magnet is a hard magnet, and wherein:

the hard magnet moves to close the digital lock in the event of malicious attack, blocking the intruder by the magnets acting as a blocking pin,

at least one of a mechanical or electromagnetic energy of the attack moves the hard magnet to seal the digital lock from the intruder, and

there is a hold gap (G H ) in between an Iron (Fe) block and the hard magnet in the digital lock, but not in a notch in a lock body or in an exterior of the digital lock, or there is a thinner hold gap than (G H ) at the notch or in the exterior of the digital lock.

22. The method as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the semi-hard magnet is inside a magnetization coil, and has a first coercivity less than a second coercivity of the hard magnet.

23. A method for controlling a digital lock, the method comprising:

providing at least two magnets, wherein a first magnet is a semi-hard magnet and a second magnet is a hard magnet, and wherein:

the hard magnet moves to close the digital lock in the event of malicious attack, blocking the intruder by the magnets acting as a blocking pin,

at least one of a mechanical or electromagnetic energy of the attack moves the hard magnet to seal the digital lock from the intruder, and

a body of the digital lock comprises a first axle and a second axle and a user interface connected to the first axle, and wherein the semi-hard magnet and the hard magnet are inside the first axle.

24. The method as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the digital lock is a self-powered lock powered by any of the following: NFC, solar panel, user's muscle power, power supply or battery.

25. The method as claimed in claim 15 , the digital lock comprises electronics connected to an identification device via a communication bus, and wherein the identification device is configured to identify a user by any of the following: electronic key, electronic tag, fingerprint, magnetic stripe, or NFC phone.

26. The method as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the two blocking pins may protrude into the lock body from different angles.

27. The method as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the semi-hard magnet is made of Alnico and the hard magnet is made of SmCo.

28. The method as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the digital lock is powered by mechanical movement of a lever or a knob attached to a lock system, or powered by electronic digital key insertion.

29. A software program product configured to control operation of a digital lock comprising:

a semi-hard magnet, and

a hard magnet, wherein the hard magnet is configured to move to close the digital lock in the event of a malicious attack;

the software program product comprising a processing module configured to operate the digital lock, the processing module comprising:

an input module configured to receive an input from a user interface,

an authentication module configured to authenticate the input received by the user interface;

a database to store identification information of one or more users; and

an output module configured to block an intruder in the event of the malicious attack, by the magnets acting as a blocking pin, and wherein at least one of a mechanical or electromagnetic energy of the malicious attack is configured to move the hard magnet to seal the digital lock from the intruder.

30. The software program product as claimed in claim 29 , wherein the digital lock comprises two blocking pins controlled by the software, a first blocking pin for blocking the lock in the event of a mechanical attack, and a second blocking pin for blocking the lock in the event of magnetic attack.

31. The software program product as claimed in claim 29 , wherein the semi-hard magnet is configured to have a coil around it, and when energized, is used to reset the blocking pin.

32. The software program product as claimed in claim 29 , wherein the semi-hard magnet is replaced by iron and the blocking pin is resettable by dismantling the lock.

33. The software program product as claimed in claim 29 , wherein the semi-hard magnet and the hard magnet form a blocking pin that is configured to protrude into a notch of a lock body in the event of any of the following: external magnetic field is applied, external hit or impulse is applied, or the first axle is turned too fast, to prevent unauthorized opening of the digital lock.

34. The software program product as claimed in claim 29 , wherein the digital lock comprises a hall sensor configured to do any of the following: to sense the attachment or non-attachment of the hard magnet to the semi-hard magnet, to generate an alarm signal or audit trail record, or to drive the blocking pin to locked state.

35. The software program product as claimed in claim 29 , wherein the lock body is made of magnetic material or the digital lock comprises a locking pin comprising a first magnet that is a semi-hard magnet inside a magnetization coil and a second magnet that is a hard magnet, and wherein the hard magnet is configured to move to open or close the digital lock.

36. The software program product as claimed in claim 29 ,

wherein there is a hold gap (G H ) in between an Iron (Fe) block and the hard magnet in the digital lock, but not in a notch in a lock body, or in an exterior of the digital lock or wherein there is a thinner hold gap than (G H ) at the notch or in the exterior of the digital lock.

37. The software program product as claimed in claim 29 , wherein the semi-hard magnet is inside a magnetization coil, and has a first coercivity less than a second coercivity of the hard magnet.

38. The software program product as claimed in claim 29 , wherein a digital lock body comprises a first axle and a second axle and a user interface connected to the first axle, and the semi-hard magnet and the hard magnet are inside the first axle.

39. The software program product as claimed in claim 29 , wherein the digital lock is a self-powered lock powered by any of the following: NFC, solar panel, user's muscle power, power supply, or battery.

40. The software program product as claimed in claim 29 , wherein the digital lock comprises electronics connected to an identification device via a communication bus, and the identification device is configured to identify a user by any of the following: electronic key, electronic tag, fingerprint, magnetic stripe, or NFC phone.

41. The software program product as claimed in claim 29 , wherein the blocking pins may protrude into the lock body from different angles.

42. The software program product as claimed in claim 29 , wherein the semi-hard magnet is made of Alnico and the hard magnet is made of SmCo.

43. The software program product as claimed in claim 29 , wherein the digital lock is powered by mechanical movement of a lever or a knob attached to a lock system, or powered by electronic digital key insertion.