Host mobile terminal, locking device and method for unlocking locking mechanism
US8825021B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/107
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An unlocking method enabling a locking mechanism to be unlocked, includes the following step of: detecting whether an authentication instruction from a host mobile terminal is received. First, transmitting a location search instruction to a caller mobile terminal when the authentication instruction is received. Next, receiving a location of the caller mobile terminal generated in response to the location search instruction from the caller mobile terminal. Then, determining whether the caller mobile terminal is within a predetermined distance based on the location. Finally, unlocking the locking mechanism when the caller mobile terminal is within the predetermined distance.
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