IP Library Granted Patent US 11,861,963
Granted Patent B2
US 11,861,963 · App. 17/017,967 · Granted Jan 2, 2024

Smart lock, smart monitoring system and smart monitoring method

Inventors: Li Zhang (Beijing, CN); Gang Peng (Beijing, CN); Qingping Huang (Beijing, CN); Liang Li (Beijing, CN); Fan Yang (Beijing, CN); Jiabao Chen (Beijing, CN); Kun Cheng (Beijing, CN); Zhifeng He (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED; Tsinghua University
G07C9/29G07C9/00182G07C9/20G07C2009/0019
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Patent No.
US 11,861,963
App. No.
17/017,967
Granted
Jan 2, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a smart lock, including: a lock body and an unlocking structure; a Bluetooth communication module configured to receive a lock instruction or an unlock instruction based on Bluetooth communication; and one or more binding tags, each binding tag being associated with a Bluetooth address of the smart lock, wherein the unlocking structure is configured to lock or unlock the smart lock based on the lock instruction or the unlock instruction, or lock or unlock the smart lock based on an operation performed for the one or more binding tags. The present disclosure further provides a system and method for monitoring an object equipped with the smart lock.

Claims (54)

1. A smart monitoring system for monitoring an object equipped with a smart lock, the smart lock comprising: an Ultra Wide Band (UWB) positioning module configured to determine a position of the smart lock based on a UWB positioning method; and a Bluetooth communication module, configured to receive a lock instruction or an unlock instruction based on Bluetooth communication, the system comprising:

a positioning subsystem, configured to determine, based on the UWB positioning module of the smart lock, an area where the smart lock is located;

an adjustment subsystem, configured to adjust a sampling mode of the positioning subsystem based on properties of the determined area where the smart lock is located; and

an alarm subsystem, configured to turn on or turn off the Bluetooth communication module of the smart lock based on the determined area where the smart lock is located, and generate alarm information when it is determined that the smart lock enters a set area.

2. The smart monitoring system according to claim 1 , wherein the positioning subsystem comprises:

a plurality of UWB base stations, arranged in a gate channel for the object equipped with the smart lock to pass through, each of the plurality of UWB base stations communicating with the UWB positioning module; and

a processing module, configured to obtain distance data based on a distance measurement between the plurality of UWB base stations and the UWB positioning module, and calculate, based on the distance data, the area where the smart lock is located.

3. The smart monitoring system according to claim 2 , wherein the positioning subsystem comprises two UWB base stations; and

wherein the processing module is configured to obtain first distance data and second distance data based on the distance measurement between each of the two UWB base stations and the UWB positioning module, calculate a first distance condition parameter and a second distance condition parameter based on the first distance data and the second distance data and a length and inner diameter of the gate channel, and determine, based on the first distance condition parameter and the second distance condition parameter, the area where the smart lock is located.

4. The smart monitoring system according to claim 3 , wherein the adjustment subsystem being configured to adjust a sampling mode of the positioning subsystem based on properties of the area where the smart lock is located comprises:

the adjustment subsystem being configured to:

reduce a sampling frequency of the positioning subsystem when it is determined that the object equipped with the smart lock passes through a first type of area; and

increase a sampling frequency of the positioning subsystem when it is determined that the object equipped with the smart lock passes through a second type of area.

5. The smart monitoring system according to claim 1 , wherein the smart lock further comprises:

a lock body and an unlocking structure; and

one or more binding tags, each binding tag being associated with a Bluetooth address of the smart lock,

wherein the unlocking structure is configured to lock or unlock the smart lock based on the lock instruction or the unlock instruction, or lock or unlock the smart lock based on an operation performed on the one or more binding tags.

6. The smart monitoring system according to claim 5 , wherein the one or more binding tags comprise at least one of:

an identification code, which is a barcode or a two-dimensional code; and

a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag.

7. The smart monitoring system according to claim 6 , wherein locking or unlocking the smart lock based on an operation performed on the one or more binding tags comprises at least one of:

locking or unlocking the smart lock based on an operation of scanning the identification code; and

locking or unlocking the smart lock based on an operation of reading the RFID tag.

8. The smart monitoring method according to claim 7 , wherein locking or unlocking the smart lock based on an operation performed on the one or more binding tags comprises at least one of:

locking or unlocking the smart lock based on an operation of reading the RFID tag.

9. A smart monitoring method for monitoring an object equipped with a smart lock, the smart lock comprising: an Ultra Wide Band (UWB) positioning module configured to determine a position of the smart lock based on a UWB positioning method; and a Bluetooth communication module, configured to receive a lock instruction or an unlock instruction based on Bluetooth communication, the method comprising:

calculating, by a positioning subsystem, base on the UWB positioning module of the smart lock, an area where the smart lock passing through the positioning subsystem is located;

adjusting, by an adjustment subsystem, a sampling mode of the positioning subsystem based on properties of the calculated area where the smart lock is located;

turning on or turning off the Bluetooth communication module of the smart lock, by an alarm subsystem, based on the calculated area where the smart lock is located; and

generating alarm information when it is determined that the smart lock enters a set area.

10. The smart monitoring method according to claim 9 , wherein the positioning subsystem comprises a plurality of UWB base stations; and

wherein calculating the area where the smart lock passing through the positioning subsystem is located comprises:

obtaining distance data based on a distance measurement between the plurality of UWB base stations and the UWB positioning module of the smart lock; and

calculating, based on the distance data, the area where the smart lock is located.

11. The smart monitoring method according to claim 10 , wherein the positioning subsystem comprises two UWB base stations; and

wherein calculating the area where the smart lock passing through the positioning subsystem is located comprises:

obtaining first distance data and second distance data based on the distance measurement between each of the two UWB base stations and the UWB positioning module;

calculating a first distance condition parameter and a second distance condition parameter based on the first distance data and the second distance data and a length and inner diameter of the gate channel for the object equipped with the smart lock to pass through; and

determining, based on the first distance condition parameter and the second distance condition parameter, the area where the smart lock is located.

12. The smart monitoring method according to claim 11 , wherein adjusting a sampling mode of the positioning subsystem based on properties of the area where the smart lock is located comprises:

reducing a sampling frequency of the positioning subsystem when it is determined that the object equipped with the smart lock passes through a first type of area; and

increasing a sampling frequency of the positioning subsystem when it is determined that the object equipped with the smart lock passes through a second type of area.

13. An electronic device, comprising:

a memory for storing instructions; and

at least one processor;

wherein the at least one processor executes the instructions stored in the memory, so as to perform the smart monitoring method according to claim 9 .

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer instructions stored thereon, the computer instructions, when executed by the processor, performing the smart monitoring method according to claim 9 .

15. The smart monitoring method according to claim 9 , wherein the smart lock further comprises:

a lock body and an unlocking structure; and

one or more binding tags, each binding tag being associated with a Bluetooth address of the smart lock,

wherein the unlocking structure is configured to lock or unlock the smart lock based on the lock instruction or the unlock instruction, or lock or unlock the smart lock based on an operation performed on the one or more binding tags.

16. The smart monitoring method according to claim 15 , wherein the one or more binding tags comprise at least one of:

an identification code, which is a barcode or a two-dimensional code; and

a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2020
From: ZHANG, LI; PENG, GANG; HUANG, QINGPING; LI, LIANG; YANG, FAN; CHEN, JIABAO; CHENG, KUN; HE, ZHIFENG
To: NUCTECH COMPANY LIMITED; TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910865256.1 · Sep 12, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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