CPC E05B 41/00 (2013.01) [E05B 17/10 (2013.01); E05B 17/226 (2013.01); E05B 45/06 (2013.01); G08B 13/08 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0071 (2013.01)] | 12 Claims |
1. An electronic door lock controller operable to perform door lock control operations comprising:
receiving an emergency-state signal from one or more emergency-state sensors that have detected an emergency-state within an area that can be entered through a door;
responsive to the emergency-state signal:
generating an occupancy alert that indicates that the area is occupied;
generating an emergency-state alert that indicates that an emergency has occurred within the area; and
controlling a locking mechanism to change a state of the door between a locked state and an unlocked state; and
controlling a display unit to display the emergency-state alert and the occupancy alert to a person who is outside the area when the door is closed.
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