Padlock device, systems including a padlock device, and methods of operating therefor
US11348390B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 9, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 31, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C9/00896
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A padlock device includes a housing; a shackle associated within the housing and having, with respect to the housing, a closed configuration and an open configuration; a latch subsystem associated with the housing for securely retaining the shackle in the closed configuration, the latch subsystem electrically operable to release the shackle; a biometric sensor associated with the housing to electronically sense fingerprint data from a finger being sensed; a control subsystem in the housing in communication with the biometric sensor and the latch subsystem, the control subsystem comprising: internal processor-readable memory configured to store one or more fingerprint records, each fingerprint record comprising authorized fingerprint data associated with a respective fingerprint identifier; processing structure configured to receive sensed fingerprint data from the biometric sensor and to cause the latch subsystem to release the shackle in the event of a release condition requiring at least that the sensed fingerprint data corresponds to authorized fingerprint data in at least one of the fingerprint records; the processing structure configured to present a management interface acces…
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