IP Library Granted Patent US 12,051,291
Granted Patent B2
US 12,051,291 · App. 17/650,910 · Granted Jul 30, 2024

Translator for access to smart locks

Inventors: Teri L. Briskey (Monmouth, OR); Adam Kuenzi (Silverton, OR); Aswin S. Nair (Hyderabad, IN)
Assignee: CARRIER CORPORATION
G07C9/00309G06F3/165G07C9/00571H04L12/2803H04R1/028H04R3/00H04L2012/2841H04R2420/07
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Patent No.
US 12,051,291
App. No.
17/650,910
Granted
Jul 30, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wireless translator and a method for controlling a locking device using a wireless translator are provided. The wireless translator includes a wireless receiver configured to receive at least one wireless signal from a mobile device, and a processor connected to the wireless receiver. The wireless translator includes a memory system including one or more computer-readable media that include instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the wireless translator to perform the following operations: (i) receiving access credentials and a lock command for the locking device from the mobile device via a first wireless signal; (ii) verifying the access credentials; and (iv) transmitting the lock command to the home automation system via a second wireless signal, the home automation system paired with the locking device, the home automation system configured to transmit the lock command to the locking device via a third wireless signal.

Claims (30)

1. A wireless translator capable of communicating with a home automation system to control a locking device, the wireless translator comprising:

a wireless receiver configured to receive at least one wireless signal from a mobile device;

a processor connected to the wireless receiver; and

a memory system comprising one or more computer-readable media, wherein the computer-readable media comprise instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the wireless translator to perform operations comprising:

receiving access credentials and a lock command for the locking device from the mobile device via a first wireless signal;

verifying the access credentials; and

transmitting the lock command to the home automation system via a second wireless signal, the home automation system paired with the locking device, the home automation system configured to transmit the lock command to the locking device via a third wireless signal,

wherein the wireless translator is separate from the locking device and the home automation device, and located remotely from the locking device and the home automation device.

2. The wireless translator of claim 1 , wherein the first wireless signal is transmitted using at least one of: Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and infrared.

3. Wireless translator of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the second wireless signal and the third wireless signal are transmitted over at least one of: a wireless personal area network (WPAN), Wi-Fi, Zigbee, LoRaWAN, 5G, Cellular, Sub-gigahertz, and ultra-wideband.

4. The wireless translator of claim 1 , wherein the second wireless signal comprises an audio voice recording, the audio voice recording being stored on the memory system.

5. The wireless translator of claim 4 , further comprising at least one speaker operably connected to the processor, the processor configured to cause the audio voice recording to be audibly transmitted via the at least one speaker when the access credentials are verified.

6. The wireless translator of claim 1 , wherein the locking device is configured to actuate from a locked position to an unlocked position in response to receiving the lock command.

7. The wireless translator of claim 1 , wherein the home automation system is further paired with an alarm panel, the home automation system configured to transmit a deactivation signal to the alarm panel via a fourth wireless signal in response to receiving the lock command.

8. The wireless translator of claim 7 , wherein the alarm panel is configured to switch from an activated mode to a deactivated mode in response to receiving the deactivation signal.

9. The wireless translator of claim 7 , wherein the fourth wireless signal is transmitted over at least one of: a wireless personal area network (WPAN), Wi-Fi, Zigbee, LoRaWAN, 5G, Cellular, Sub-gigahertz, and ultra-wideband.

10. The wireless translator of claim 1 , further comprising a compartment for storing a key to the locking device, the compartment operably coupled with a lock actuator, the lock actuator operably coupled with the processor, the lock actuator configured to release the compartment when the access credentials are verified.

11. The wireless translator of claim 1 , wherein the wireless translator is devoid of a compartment for storing a key to the locking device.

12. A method for controlling a locking device using a wireless translator, the wireless translator capable of communicating with a home automation system, the method comprising:

receiving, at a wireless receiver of the wireless translator, access credentials and a lock command for the locking device from the mobile device via a first wireless signal;

verifying the access credentials in a processor of the wireless translator;

transmitting a lock command from the wireless translator to the home automation system via a second wireless signal, the home automation system paired with the locking device; and

transmitting the lock command from the home automation system to the locking device via a third wireless signal,

wherein the wireless translator is separate from the locking device and the home automation device and located remotely from the locking device and the home automation device.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the second wireless signal comprises an audio voice recording, the audio voice recording being stored on a memory system of the wireless transmitter, the processor configured to cause the audio voice recording to be audibly transmitted via at least one speaker of the wireless translator when the access credentials are verified.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the locking device is configured to actuate from a locked position to an unlocked position in response to receiving the lock command.

15. The method of claim 12 , wherein the home automation system is further paired with an alarm panel, the home automation system configured to transmit a deactivation signal to the alarm panel via a fourth wireless signal in response to receiving the lock command.

16. The method of claim 12 , further comprising releasing a compartment for storing a key to the locking device, the compartment operably coupled with a lock actuator, the lock actuator operably coupled with the processor, the lock actuator configured to release the compartment when the access credentials are verified.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first wireless signal is transmitted using at least one of: Bluetooth, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) and infrared.

18. The method of claim 15 , wherein at least one of the second wireless signal, the third wireless signal, and the fourth wireless signal are transmitted over at least one of: a wireless personal area network (WPAN), Wi-Fi, Zigbee, LoRaWAN, 5G, Cellular, Sub-gigahertz, and ultra-wideband.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 11, 2024
From: CARRIER CORPORATION
To: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
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