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Secure electronic lock

US10114938B2 · kind B2 · utility

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27References

22Claims

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Assignee

UTC Fire & Security Americas Corporation, Inc. · US

Inventors

Alan Marchiori · Town of East Hartford, US
Ulf J. Jonsson · South Windsor, US
Vijaya Ramaraju Lakamraju · Farmington, US
Nicholas Charles Soldner · Southbury, US
Ritesh Khire · Manchester, US
Joseph Zacchio · Wethersfield, US
Adam Kuenzi · Silverton, US
Ron Chapin · Gervais, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 20, 2014
Grant date	Oct 30, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 22, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG07C2209/62
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Embodiments are directed to simulating an operation of a mechanical lock in an electronic context, comprising: applying a contactless wireless credential to a lock, authenticating the credential, unlocking the lock to provide access to a resource protected by the lock based on having authenticated the credential, determining a security level associated with the lock, and conditionally capturing the credential based on the security level.

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