Intelligent lock
A method for operating an access control comprises creating a plurality of wake-up schedules for a wireless transceiver. Each of the plurality of wake-up schedules may be configured to control how frequently the wireless transceiver wakes up to transmit or receive information. Each of the plurality of wake-up schedules for the wireless transceiver may be different from another one or the plurality of wake-up schedules for the wireless transceiver. The method may further comprise automatically switching between the plurality of wake-up schedules for the wireless transceiver such that a duration of time between wake-ups for the wireless transceiver radio is shorter during some predefined times and longer during other predefined times. The duration of time between wake-ups for the wireless transceiver may be configurable by an administrative user via an interface.
1. A method for operating a device having a battery, a processor, and a wireless transceiver, the method comprising:
determining a plurality of wake-up schedules for the wireless transceiver, wherein each of the plurality of wake-up schedules is configured to control how frequently the wireless transceiver wakes up to transmit or receive information, and wherein each of the plurality of wake-up schedules for the wireless transceiver is different from another one of the plurality of wake-up schedules for the wireless transceiver; and
switching between the plurality of wake-up schedules for the wireless transceiver such that a duration of time between wake-ups for the wireless transceiver is shorter during some predefined times and longer during other predefined times.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein switching between the plurality of wake-up schedules is determined by one or more settings that are configurable by a user.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the wireless transceiver comprises a radio-frequency (RF) credentialing mechanism configured to accept an access credential, and wherein the plurality of wake-up schedules for the RF credentialing mechanism controls how frequently the RF credentialing mechanism wakes up to poll for the access credential, the method further comprising:
switching between the plurality of wake-up schedules for the RF credentialing mechanism such that a duration of time between wake-ups for the RF credentialing mechanism is shorter during some predefined times and longer during other predefined times.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein one or more of:
the switching between the plurality of wake-up schedules; and
the duration of time between wake-ups for the RF credentialing mechanism is configurable by a user.
5. The method of claim 3 , wherein switching between the plurality of wake-up schedules for the RF credentialing mechanism is dynamically adjusted based on detecting a frequency of user credentialing attempts over a predefined period of time, a battery power level, or a combination thereof.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the switching between the plurality of wake-up schedules for the wireless transceiver is based on a time of day, a day of the week, a type of building environment, or any combination thereof.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the duration of time between wake-ups for each of the plurality of wake-up schedules for the wireless transceiver is dynamically adjusted based on detecting one or more inputs.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the one or more inputs includes:
a frequency of user credentialing attempts over a predefined period of time; and
a battery power level.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the dynamic adjusting is implemented over time via an artificial intelligence algorithm.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one wake-up schedule of the plurality of wake-up schedules is configurable by a user via an interface comprising a voice-activated personal digital assistance in wireless communication with a network connected to the device.
11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
waking the wireless transceiver immediately upon receiving an access user credential attempt.
12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
overriding one or more of the plurality of wake-up schedules with a second wake-up schedule when a connection to a wireless network fails due to an outage of the wireless network.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the second wake-up schedule comprises a power-saving wake-up schedule that dynamically increases the duration of time between wireless transceiver wake-ups while outage of the wireless network persists.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the device comprises a second wireless transceiver, and wherein the wireless transceiver operates according to a first wireless communication protocol and the second wireless transceiver operates according to a second wireless communication protocol.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein at least one of the plurality of wake-up schedules for the wireless transceiver wakes the wireless transceiver more frequently than at least one of a second plurality of wake-up schedules for the second wireless transceiver wakes the second wireless transceiver.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the plurality of wake-up schedules for the wireless transceiver is based at least in part on the first wireless communication protocol, the method further comprising:
determining a second plurality of wake-up schedules for the second wireless transceiver based at least in part on the second wireless communication protocol.
17. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, by an artificial intelligence algorithm, an access pattern or a communication pattern over a period of time, wherein at least one wake-up schedule of the plurality of wake-up schedules is determined based at least in part on the access pattern or the communication pattern.
18. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining, by an artificial intelligence algorithm, an access pattern or a communication pattern over a period of time; and
adjusting at least one wake-up schedule of the plurality of wake-up schedules based at least in part on the access pattern or the communication pattern.
19. The method of claim 1 , wherein switching between wake-up schedules comprises switching from a first wake-up schedule to a second wake-up schedule, the method further comprising:
performing a diagnostic test for connecting with a network device; and
adjusting a signal strength used by the wireless transceiver while operating according to the second wake-up schedule based at least in part on performing the diagnostic test.
20. A device comprising:
a battery;
a processor; and
a wireless transceiver configured to transmit or receive data from the device, wherein the device is configured to:
determine a plurality of wake-up schedules for the wireless transceiver, wherein each of the plurality of wake-up schedules is configured to control how frequently the wireless transceiver wakes up to transmit or receive information, and wherein each of the plurality of wake-up schedules for the wireless transceiver is different from another one of the plurality of wake-up schedules for the wireless transceiver; and
switch between the plurality of wake-up schedules for the wireless transceiver such that a duration of time between wake-ups for the wireless transceiver is shorter during some predefined times and longer during other predefined times.
21. The device of claim 20 , wherein the wireless transceiver is also a credential acceptance mechanism.
22. The device of claim 20 , wherein the switching between the plurality of wake-up schedules is determined by one or more settings, and the one or more settings are configurable by a user.
23. The device of claim 20 , wherein the switching between the plurality of wake-up schedules for the wireless transceiver is based on a time of day, a day of the week, a type of building environment, or any combination thereof.
24. The device of claim 20 , wherein the duration of time between wake-ups for each of the plurality of wake-up schedules for the wireless transceiver is dynamically adjusted based on detecting one or more inputs.