Granted Patent B2

US 12,347,254 · App. 17/767,286 · Granted Jul 1, 2025

Inventor: Adam Cooper (Independence, OR)

Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL, INC.

G07C9/00571E05B47/00H04B17/327H04W48/08E05B2047/0096G07C2009/00769G07C2209/63H04W4/80

Abstract

Claims (69)

1. A method of locating a lock box, the method comprising:

obtaining a saved location of the lock box using an application operated via a first cellular telephone, the saved location of the lock box being accurate within a first selected radius, the lock box including a shackle and a key storage area;

displaying the saved location of the lock box on the first cellular telephone via the application;

detecting a Bluetooth advertisement of the lock box using the first cellular telephone;

determining a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of the Bluetooth advertisement;

determining a distance between the first cellular telephone and the lock box in response to the RSSI of the Bluetooth advertisement;

displaying a distance indicator depicting the distance between the first cellular telephone and the lock box on the first cellular telephone via the application;

receiving at the lock box an access request from the first cellular telephone;

unlocking the shackle in response to the access request from the first cellular telephone;

unlocking the key storage area in response to the access request from the first cellular telephone;

wherein prior to obtaining the saved location, the method further comprises:

receiving a user input on a second cellular telephone through an application operated via the second cellular telephone, the user input indicating that the lock box was installed;

detecting a location of the second cellular telephone when the lock box was installed;

equating the saved location of the lock box to the location of the second cellular telephone when the lock box was installed; and

saving the saved location of the lock box.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the location of the second cellular telephone when the lock box was installed is detected using a global position system in electronic wireless communication with the second cellular telephone.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the saved location is determined through a global position system.

4. A method of locating a lock box, the method comprising:

obtaining a saved location of the lock box using an application operated via a first cellular telephone, the saved location of the lock box being accurate within a first selected radius, the lock box including a shackle and a key storage area;

displaying the saved location of the lock box on the first cellular telephone via the application;

detecting a Bluetooth advertisement of the lock box using the first cellular telephone;

determining a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of the Bluetooth advertisement;

determining a distance between the first cellular telephone and the lock box in response to the RSSI of the Bluetooth advertisement;

displaying a distance indicator depicting the distance between the first cellular telephone and the lock box on the first cellular telephone via the application;

receiving at the lock box an access request from the first cellular telephone;

unlocking the shackle in response to the access request from the first cellular telephone;

unlocking the key storage area in response to the access request from the first cellular telephone;

wherein prior to obtaining the saved location, the method further comprises:

automatically detecting that lock box was installed through an application, the application being operated via a second cellular telephone;

detecting a location of the second cellular telephone when the lock box was installed;

equating the saved location of the lock box to the location of the second cellular telephone when the lock box was installed; and

saving the saved location of the lock box.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein automatically detecting that lock box was installed through the application further comprises:

detecting locking of the shackle of the lock box.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the location of the second cellular telephone when the lock box was installed is detected using a global position system in electronic wireless communication with the second cellular telephone.

7. A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

obtaining a saved location of the lock box using an application operated via a first cellular telephone, the saved location of the lock box being accurate within a first selected radius, the lock box including a shackle and a key storage area;

displaying the saved location of the lock box on the first cellular telephone via the application;

detecting a Bluetooth advertisement of the lock box using the first cellular telephone;

determining a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of the Bluetooth advertisement;

determining a distance between the first cellular telephone and the lock box in response to the RSSI of the Bluetooth advertisement;

displaying a distance indicator depicting the distance between the first cellular telephone and the lock box on the first cellular telephone via the application;

receiving at the lock box an access request from the first cellular telephone;

unlocking the shackle in response to the access request from the first cellular telephone;

unlocking the key storage area in response to the access request from the first cellular telephone;

wherein prior to obtaining the saved location, the operations further comprise;

receiving a user input on a second cellular telephone through an application operated via the second cellular telephone, the user input indicating that the lock box was installed;

detecting a location of the second cellular telephone when the lock box was installed;

equating the saved location of the lock box to the location of the second cellular telephone when the lock box was installed; and

saving the saved location of the lock box.

8. The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the location of the second cellular telephone when the lock box was installed is detected using a global position system in electronic wireless communication with the second cellular telephone.

9. A computer program product embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program product including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

obtaining a saved location of the lock box using an application operated via a first cellular telephone, the saved location of the lock box being accurate within a first selected radius, the lock box including a shackle and a key storage area;

displaying the saved location of the lock box on the first cellular telephone via the application;

detecting a Bluetooth advertisement of the lock box using the first cellular telephone;

determining a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) of the Bluetooth advertisement;

determining a distance between the first cellular telephone and the lock box in response to the RSSI of the Bluetooth advertisement;

displaying a distance indicator depicting the distance between the first cellular telephone and the lock box on the first cellular telephone via the application;

receiving at the lock box an access request from the first cellular telephone;

unlocking the shackle in response to the access request from the first cellular telephone;

unlocking the key storage area in response to the access request from the first cellular telephone;

wherein prior to obtaining the saved location, the operations further comprise:

automatically detecting that lock box was installed through an application, the application being operated via a second cellular telephone;

detecting a location of the second cellular telephone when the lock box was installed;

equating the saved location of the lock box to the location of the second cellular telephone when the lock box was installed; and

saving the saved location of the lock box.

10. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein automatically detecting that lock box was installed through the application further comprises:

detecting locking of the shackle of the lock box.

11. The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the location of the second cellular telephone when the lock box was installed is detected using a global position system in electronic wireless communication with the second cellular telephone.

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