DIGITAL LOCK
A locking system is described. The locking system, includes a lock. The lock includes a semi-hard magnet and a hard magnet. The hard magnet is configured to move to open or close the lock, the lock is self-powered using near field communication (NFC), and the lock is digitally controlled using a mobile application.
1 . A self-powered battery free locking system, comprising:
a lock, wherein:
the lock is self-powered using near field communication (NFC), and
the lock is configured to be digitally controlled using a mobile application.
2 . The locking system of claim 1 , wherein:
the lock is configured to open or close based on identifying a user at the mobile application.
3 . The locking system of claim 2 , wherein:
the mobile application is associated with a mobile computing device, and
the lock is configured to be powered by NFC from the mobile computing device.
4 . The locking system of claim 2 , wherein:
the mobile application is configured to identify the user based on biometric identification at a mobile computing device.
5 . The locking system of claim 4 , wherein:
the biometric identification comprises at least one of: (i) fingerprint identification or (ii) identification using an image of the user generated using a camera associated with the mobile computing device.
6 . The locking system of claim 2 , wherein:
the mobile application is configured to identify the user based on communicating with a cloud service using a communication network.
7 . The locking system of claim 2 , wherein:
the mobile application is configured to provide notification to the user relating to success in identifying the user.
8 . A software program product configured to perform one or more operations for controlling a self-powered battery free lock, the operations comprising:
digitally controlling operation of the lock using a mobile application, wherein:
the lock is self-powered using near field communication (NFC).
9 . The software program product of claim 8 , the operations further comprising:
opening or closing the lock based on identifying a user at the mobile application.
10 . The software program product of claim 9 wherein:
the mobile application is associated with a mobile computing device, and
the lock is configured to be powered by NFC from the mobile computing device.
11 . The software program product of claim 9 , wherein:
the mobile application is configured to identify the user based on biometric identification at a mobile computing device.
12 . The software program product of claim 11 , wherein:
the biometric identification comprises at least one of: (i) fingerprint identification or (ii) identification using an image of the user generated using a camera associated with the mobile computing device.
13 . The software program product of claim 9 , wherein:
the mobile application is configured to identify the user based on communicating with a cloud service using a communication network.
14 . The software program product of claim 9 , wherein:
the mobile application is configured to provide notification to the user relating to success in identifying the user.