Technologies for reducing power consumption in access control devices based on delivery scheduling

1. A method of operating an access control device to reduce power consumption based on delivery scheduling, the method comprising:

operating, by the access control device, Wi-Fi circuitry of the access control device in a low power state;

waking, by the access control device, the Wi-Fi circuitry from the low power state in response to detecting an upcoming package delivery window associated with package delivery schedule data stored in an internal schedule on the access control device;

communicating, via the Wi-Fi circuitry of the access control device, with an access device during the package delivery window in response to waking the Wi-Fi circuitry;

operating, by the access control device, an access control mechanism in response to communicating with the access device;

waking, by the access control device, the Wi-Fi circuitry from the low power state in response to a polling condition;

receiving, via the Wi-Fi circuitry of the access control device, an updated package delivery schedule; and

updating, by the access control device, the package delivery schedule data stored on the access control device based on the received updated package delivery schedule.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transitioning, by the access control device, the Wi-Fi circuitry to the low power state in response to operating the access control mechanism.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising transitioning, by the access control device, the Wi-Fi circuitry to the low power state in response to expiration of the package delivery window.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the updated package delivery schedule comprises:

establishing a Wi-Fi communication connection with a server; and

receiving the updated package delivery schedule from the server.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the polling condition includes expiration of a time period.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein waking the Wi-Fi circuitry from the low power state in response to the polling condition comprises periodically waking the Wi-Fi circuitry from the low power state.

7. An access control device, comprising:

an access control mechanism;

a Wi-Fi circuitry configured to be operated in a first power state and a second power state, wherein the second power state consumes less power than the first power state;

at least one processor; and

at least one memory comprising an internal schedule, and a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the at least one processor, causes the access control device to:

transition the Wi-Fi circuitry from the second power state to the first power state based on a package delivery window associated with package delivery schedule data stored in the internal schedule;

communicate, via the Wi-Fi circuitry, with an access device during the package delivery window in response to transition of the Wi-Fi circuitry from the second power state to the first power state;

operate the access control mechanism in response to communication with the access device during the package delivery window;

transition the Wi-Fi circuitry from the second power state to the first power state in response to a polling condition;

receive an updated package delivery schedule via the Wi-Fi circuitry; and

update the package delivery schedule data stored in the memory of the access control device based on the received updated package delivery schedule.

8. The access control device of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of instructions further causes the access control device to transition the Wi-Fi circuitry from the second power state to the first power state in response to operation of the access control mechanism.

9. The access control device of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of instructions further causes the access control device to transition the Wi-Fi circuitry from the second power state to the first power state in response to expiration of the package delivery window.

10. The access control device of claim 7 , wherein to receive the updated package delivery schedule comprises to:

establish a Wi-Fi communication connection with a server; and

receive the updated package delivery schedule from the server.

11. The access control device of claim 7 , wherein the polling condition includes expiration of a time period.

12. The access control device of claim 7 , wherein to transition the Wi-Fi circuitry from the second power state to the first power state in response to the polling condition comprises to periodically transition the Wi-Fi circuitry from the second power state to the first power state.

13. One or more non-transitory machine-readable storage media comprising a plurality of instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by an access control device, causes the access control device to:

transition Wi-Fi circuitry of the access control device from a second power state to a first power state based on a package delivery window associated with package delivery schedule data stored in an internal schedule on the access control device, wherein the second power state consumes less power than the first power state;

communicate, via the Wi-Fi circuitry, with an access device during the package delivery window in response to transition of the Wi-Fi circuitry from the second power state to the first power state;

operate an access control mechanism in response to communication with the access device during the package delivery window;

transition the Wi-Fi circuitry from the second power state to the first power state in response to a polling condition;

receive an updated package delivery schedule via the Wi-Fi circuitry; and

update the package delivery schedule data stored on the access control device based on the received updated package delivery schedule.

14. The one or more non-transitory machine-readable storage media of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of instructions further causes the access control device to transition the Wi-Fi circuitry from the second power state to the first power state in response to operation of the access control mechanism.

15. The one or more non-transitory machine-readable storage media of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of instructions further causes the access control device to transition the Wi-Fi circuitry from the second power state to the first power state in response to expiration of the package delivery window.

16. The one or more non-transitory machine-readable storage media of claim 13 , wherein to receive the updated package delivery schedule comprises to:

establish a Wi-Fi communication connection with a server; and

receive the updated package delivery schedule from the server.

17. The one or more non-transitory machine-readable storage media of claim 13 , wherein the polling condition includes expiration of a time period.