US 12,139,936 B2
Electronic lock with wireless exterior to interior door communication
Derek Imanuel, Anaheim, CA (US); Chasen Scott Beck, Costa Mesa, CA (US); Matthew Lovett, Lake Forest, CA (US); and Nedal Akram Almomani, Mission Viejo, CA (US)
Assigned to ASSA Abloy Americas Residential Inc., New Haven, CT (US)
Filed by ASSA ABLOY Americas Residential Inc., New Haven, CT (US)
Filed on Dec. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/552,213.
Application 17/552,213 is a continuation of application No. 16/094,577, granted, now 11,220,844, previously published as PCT/US2017/027931, filed on Apr. 17, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/323,888, filed on Apr. 18, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0003052 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. E05B 47/00 (2006.01); E05B 17/00 (2006.01); E05B 17/10 (2006.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01)
CPC E05B 47/0001 (2013.01) [E05B 17/0083 (2013.01); E05B 17/10 (2013.01); E05B 47/00 (2013.01); G07C 9/00309 (2013.01); G07C 9/00944 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0057 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0058 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0064 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0094 (2013.01); E05B 2047/0097 (2013.01); G07C 2009/00325 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of operating an interior assembly of a lockset, the method comprising:
receiving signals from an exterior communication unit of an exterior assembly of the lockset at an interior wireless communication unit of the interior assembly;
transmitting a confirmation signal from the interior wireless communication unit of the interior assembly to the exterior communication unit of the exterior assembly;
in response to the exterior communication unit of the exterior assembly not receiving the confirmation signal, receiving the signals from the exterior communication unit of the exterior assembly at the interior wireless communication unit of the interior assembly a second time;
determining an authentication result indicating whether a valid authentication code was received based on the signals;
sending an authentication result to the exterior communication unit from the interior communication unit; and
in response to determining that the valid authentication code was received, actuating the lockset according to the user input,
wherein the exterior wireless communication unit and the interior wireless communication unit are configured to wirelessly communicate through a bore hole in a door when the locket is mounted on the door.