Pairable secure-access facilities
US10460543B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 4, 2019 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W4/80
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for providing access to secure-access facilities based on pairing of the secure-access facilities with a user device such as a wearable device. A pairable secure-access facility may be a public storage facility or device such as a locker that includes communications circuitry for pairing with the user device. Once paired with the user device, the locker may operate a locking mechanism to lock the locker when the user device is away from the locker and to unlock the locker when the user device is in the vicinity of the locker. The locker may include a beacon for detecting and pairing with the user devices. Pairing the user device and the locker may include entering a locker identifier into the user device to ensure that the intended user device is paired with the intended locker.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.