US 12,230,083 B2
Mobile digital locking technology
Mika Pukari, Helsinki (FI)
Assigned to ILOQ OY, Oulu (FI)
Appl. No. 17/640,734
Filed by iLOQ OY, Helsinki (FI)
PCT Filed Sep. 23, 2020, PCT No. PCT/FI2020/050617
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Mar. 4, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/089907, PCT Pub. Date May 14, 2021.
Application 17/640,734 is a continuation of application No. 16/821,880, filed on Mar. 17, 2020, granted, now 10,872,484, issued on Dec. 22, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/931,580, filed on Nov. 6, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0327877 A1, Oct. 13, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G07C 9/00 (2020.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); H04B 5/48 (2024.01); H04B 5/79 (2024.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 4/12 (2009.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01)
CPC G07C 9/00904 (2013.01) [G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G07C 9/00571 (2013.01); H04B 5/48 (2024.01); H04B 5/79 (2024.01); H04W 4/025 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02); H04W 4/12 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 12/06 (2013.01)] 39 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A Digital Locking system, comprising a mobile station, a mobile station app, a cloud server, and a self-powered lock configured to open and lock at least one of a door, padlock, or bicycle lock, wherein:
the mobile station app is installed in the mobile station and is configured to be updated and maintained by software updates from the cloud server;
the mobile station is configured to provide operating power to the lock without a power cord;
the mobile station app is configured to communicate with the lock via a short-range wireless communication connection;
the mobile station app is configured to authenticate a user of the mobile station when a screen lock is unlocked and to remember the authentication of the user to the mobile station for a predefined time period that is longer than the time it takes for the mobile station screen lock to activate;
the mobile station app is configured to, during the predefined time period, submit a digital key of the user via the short-range wireless communication connection to the lock, thereby opening the lock;
the operating power of the lock is transmitted to the lock by a Qi wireless power transmission device of the mobile station, thereby powering the lock; and
the mobile station app is configured to establish the short range wireless communication with the powered lock.