US 11,688,216 B2
Regional lock-state control system with people locator capability
Adam Kuenzi, Silverton, OR (US)
Assigned to CARRIER CORPORATION, Palm Beach Gardens, FL (US)
Appl. No. 16/610,033
Filed by Carrier Corporation, Jupiter, FL (US)
PCT Filed Apr. 30, 2018, PCT No. PCT/US2018/030098
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Oct. 31, 2019,
PCT Pub. No. WO2018/204221, PCT Pub. Date Nov. 8, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/500,202, filed on May 2, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2020/0202652 A1, Jun. 25, 2020
Int. Cl. G07C 9/00 (2020.01); G07C 9/27 (2020.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); G06Q 50/20 (2012.01)
CPC G07C 9/00571 (2013.01) [G07C 9/00309 (2013.01); G07C 9/27 (2020.01); G06Q 50/205 (2013.01); G07C 2209/62 (2013.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A regional lock-state control system for operation within a region, the regional lock-state control system comprising:
a plurality of mobile device modules each operable to receive a wireless lock-state notification from a server; and
wherein each of the plurality of mobile device modules is operable to, responsive to the lock-state notification, determine proximity data that is used to perform proximity operations comprising:
determining distances from each of the plurality of mobile device modules to each of a plurality of lock assemblies; and
determining, for each of the plurality of mobile device modules, a closest one of the plurality of lock assemblies;
wherein each of the plurality of mobile device modules is operable to send a wireless status message comprising the proximity data of each of the plurality of mobile device modules.