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EP0846823A1
EP0846823A1 EP97830627A EP97830627A EP0846823A1 EP 0846823 A1 EP0846823 A1 EP 0846823A1 EP 97830627 A EP97830627 A EP 97830627A EP 97830627 A EP97830627 A EP 97830627A EP 0846823 A1 EP0846823 A1 EP 0846823A1
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Aldo Biancone
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
    • G07C9/00174—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys
    • G07C9/00182—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys operated with unidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
    • G07C9/00174—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys
    • G07C2009/00634—Power supply for the lock
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
    • G07C9/00174—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys
    • G07C2009/00634—Power supply for the lock
    • G07C2009/0065—Power supply for the lock by solar energy
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07C—TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE
    • G07C9/00—Individual registration on entry or exit
    • G07C9/00174—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys
    • G07C2009/00753—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys operated by active electrical keys
    • G07C2009/00769—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys operated by active electrical keys with data transmission performed by wireless means
    • G07C2009/00785—Electronically operated locks; Circuits therefor; Nonmechanical keys therefor, e.g. passive or active electrical keys or other data carriers without mechanical keys operated by active electrical keys with data transmission performed by wireless means by light

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  • the invention relates to a coded electronic lock system, of the type capable of sequentially storing events in a non-volatile memory and comprising an electronic lock and wireless power supply system for the lock or the code key; a coded infrared control for powering and opening the lock system and/or reading the stored data; a serial PC interface, with the relevant software for handling the data loaded through the infrared control.
  • the invention essentially comprises an electronic lock, which may be opened by means of a infrared transmitter for supplying power and transmitting predetermined codes to an infrared receiver which, after having cheked the correspondence between the received safety codes and the ones set previously, enables the powering and subsequent opening of the lock system.
  • electric/electronic lock system of the type mentioned above require the powering of mechanisms capable of releasing the lock when the user desires to open it.
  • the lock may thus be opened with keys of various shapes and sizes, as well as with magnetic media, such as cards and the like, which are read by a specific device located inside the lock.
  • the lock systems currently commercially available are generally mains or battery powered and remote controlled, whose codes may be cloned with relative ease.
  • Patent 0 216 961 describes an electric lock actuator, which makes mention of an mains powered electronic lock system uncapable of storing or transferring data relative to the opening/closing of the lock.
  • the Italian industrial patent 1.233.961 describes an improved method and device for operating lock systems for safes, but which neeeds to be mains or battery powered for opening and closing and for recognizing the access code: it has no chronological system, nor non-volatile memory, and the code must be keyed in on the spot, thus obviously impairing security, besides the fact that keyed in on the spot, thus obviously impairing security, besides the fact that the key-pad may be easily demaged, if installed in places open to the public.
  • the industrial patent 0 217 516 and patent 1.229.63 8 describe a radio-controlled electric lock system with an attached indicator indicating the condition of the system; both the devices require a continuous supply of power from the mains and do not allow the storage and transmission of data relative to the operations performed.
  • the Italian patent 1.207.653 describes a radio-controlled electric lock system, uncapable of transmitting/storing data and featuring a low degree of protection because the access code may be easily detected, at least judging from the attached wiring diagram.
  • the Italian patent 1.224.772 describes an electronic/electromechanical lock system, wherein the codes are keyed in through a key-pad and which is provided with a manual rotor and contacts, which enable the door to be opened by means of the handle.
  • Patent 1.231.551 describes an electronic time lock. which needs to be continuously powered, from the mains or by battery, and wherein the access codes are subject to frequent changes by means of manual controls and electrical counters, which, in any case, prevent the lock from opening outside of a predetermined interval of time.
  • Patent 1.204.118 describes an electronic lock and key system, whose operation is based on the principle of the correspondence of the frequency of two signals, the lock opening only when the two signals coincide; a drawback of this technique is the impossibility to change the code, besides. the device must be continuously, powered and the costancy of the sample frequency is sometimes weakened, furthemore, there is no code digital system.
  • Patent 0 0219 117 describes an electronic/mechanical lock system, which may be opened by means of a magnetic card, with a numerical key-pad, and other manual operations; this invention allows access at various hours, as long as the person knows the correct access code; the time of access of the holder of the correct code is guaranteed by a third user, who is authorized to set the access times, by means of the key-pad; this invention too is mains powered and does not provide for the storage and transmission of data.
  • the patent WO 87/ 04482 essentially describes a key operated device for opening/closing car doors, whereby there is no transfer of energy from the key, since the power for operating the lock is supplied by the car-battery or, in the case of domestic installation, by the mains.
  • the US patent 4.831.374 A describes a centralized remote door opening system. whereby the lock is powered by the mains and the data is transmitted by cable, preferably by phone.
  • the US patent 4.148.092 describes a door opening system, comprising a keyboard for entering the code, but powered by a battery of the mains.
  • the patent WO 95/ 11498 describes a remote control system powered by the vehicle, which only occasionally requires the power to be supplied by the receiver battery.
  • the invention aims to remedy such drawbacks and provides and makes available a lock system which gives a high degree of protection.
  • Figure 1 shows an overall view of a possible application of the lock system according to the present invention.
  • Figure 2 shows an overall view of another possible application of the lock system to a container. such as a letter box. for example.
  • Figure 3 shows a block diagram of the data transmission from the lock to the PC and of the possible access keys.
  • Figure 4 shows a block diagram of the direct contact access keys.
  • FIGS 5 to 7 show the diagrams of the keys from 14 to 16A.
  • Figures 8 to 10 show the diagrams of the contact keys 13, 15A and 16A.
  • Figure 11 shows a diagram of the electronics of the lock system.
  • Figure 12 shows a possible variation of the embodiment in figure 11.
  • Figure 13 shows the induction powering diagram, with the relative flow diagram.
  • Figure 14 shows the contact powering diagram, and the relative flow diagram shown in figure 13.
  • Figure 15 shows the diagram of the electronics of the lock system operation.
  • Figure 16 showss the diagram of the external peripherals of the control unit.
  • Figure 17 shows the lock system's management flow diagram, by means of the operator code.
  • Figure 18 shows the inspector code's management flow diagram.
  • Figure 19 shows the diagram of a flessible item counter and a flessible network power supply or solar panel supplying power to a battery.
  • the electric lock system (6) installed in a door(l) without a map, mounted onto a frame (2) or the lid (11) of a container (1.1), for example. a letter box. may be opened by means of the keys (14) and (15) shown in figure 3, and the keys (13,15A) shown in figure 4.
  • enabling the powering of the electronic part (5) of the lock system (6), thanks to the transmission of the power stored in a battery (18), by means of a primary solenoid (2,2),also contained inside the keys (14 and 15), which connects the flow with a secondary solenoid (4) by pointing the key to a predetermined area, or the transmission of power may be achieved through the keys (13 and 15 A), shown in figure 4, by direct contact (25.1 and 26.1).
  • the key (14) shown in figure 3 by activating the button (17) allows the transmission of power from the battery (18) to the micro-controller(l9), which enables the square wave generator (21) to transmit the power to the primary solenoid (22), which then connects with the secondary solenoid (4) shown in figure 11, which in turn transmits the power to the electronic circuit (5), shown in figures 1, 2 and 3.
  • the secondary solenoid (4) converts the square wave into continuous voltage, by means of a rectifier diode (27), which is then stored inside the condenser (28).
  • a protection device (29) prevents the voltage from exceeding the allowed threshold and the voltage is simultaneously directed toward a voltage supervisor (30), which assesses its value, and the activation of the lock system (31).
  • the voltage supervisor (30) keeps the ⁇ icro-controller (32) in the reset position until the voltage reaches the pre-determined value, after which the micro-controller (32) moves out of the reset position and, by means of the infrared transmitter (33), transmits the "ready" condition to the key (14), which receives it through the Rx receiver (23), which transmit the signal to the micro-controller, thus activating the user code sending procedure, through the Tx transmitter (24).
  • This information is detected by the electromechanics (32) of the ock (5) shown in figure 1, by means of an RX IR (34), shown in figure 11, which transfers the user code to the micro-controller (32).
  • the user code is compared with the n codes stored in the EEPROM memory (32.2) and if it corresponds with one of these, the micro-controller (32) reads the day and the time from the clock-calendar unit (32.4) and transfers this data, together with the code of the user who has enabled the opening, to the FIFO memory (32.3), at this point it sends a control impulse to the SCR activator (31), which discharges all the power stored in the condenser (28) to the lock opening coil (6).
  • the key (15) shown in figure 3 operates in the same manner as the key (14), but allows the reading of the data stored in the non-volatile memory of the lock system electronics (5) and their transmission to the analysis computer, via infrared.
  • possiblr keys are key (13), which works like key (11), but in which the transfer of power occurs by contact with the pins (25.1, 26.1) ) of the key with the pins (25, 26) with the lock system electronics shown in figure 12; another key is the key (15A), which works like key (15), but in which the transfer of power occurs by contact with the pins (25.1, 26.1) ) connected to the lock system electronics shown in figure 12.
  • the key (16) shown in figure 3 is not generally enabled to open the locks.
  • Figure 7 shows the preferred configuration for the key (16), whereby pushing a button (17) enables the starting and self-stopping procedure and the supply of power, by means of a battery (18).
  • the lock is powered by a battery located in the lock system electronics, or through the mains, thus depriving the invention of the advantage of a wireless power supply, but nonetheless enabling the lock system to work.
  • the present invention may achieve considerable economic benefits using state of the art technologies, which may be easily inferred and better understood by examining the diagram of the lock system electronics, shown in figure 15. In paricular, advantages may be had from the customization of the components.
  • Figure 15 shows the architeture of the lock system components.
  • the various elements may be grouped together into a single component, or customized.
  • Figure 19 shows an embodiment of the electronics (4) power supply system, by means of a mains or solar panel (38) powered battery (37) placed inside the electronics.
  • Figure 19 also shows two infrared sensors (39,39.1), located in the proximity of the access to the metal container, enabling the counting of the number of items placed therein or, according to the preferred embodiment, the number of letters introduced in the letter box.
  • This number is then transferred to the non-volatile memory and, from here, to the computer, by means of the inspector's keys 16, 16A, who may zero the counter, thus enabling the determination of the number of withdrawn objects, besides the operator opening the box, the date and the hour of opening.

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US8922333B1 (en) 2013-09-10 2014-12-30 Gregory Paul Kirkjan Contactless electronic access control system
US9133647B2 (en) 2013-10-11 2015-09-15 Nexkey, Inc. NFC or BLE based contactless lock with charge monitoring of its energy storage
EP3040950A3 (de) * 2014-12-31 2016-08-03 Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Batterieloser smart key und intelligentes eingangsbewachungsentriegelungssystem und entriegelungsverfahren dafür
US9704316B2 (en) 2013-09-10 2017-07-11 Gregory Paul Kirkjan Contactless electronic access control system
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EP1564689A3 (de) * 2004-02-17 2006-04-26 Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG Vorrichtung zum Betätigen eines Schlosses mit einer Not-Einrichtung zum Entsichern und/oder Sichern des Schlosses
EP1564689A2 (de) * 2004-02-17 2005-08-17 Huf Hülsbeck & Fürst GmbH & Co. KG Vorrichtung zum Betätigen eines Schlosses mit einer Not-Einrichtung zum Entsichern und/oder Sichern des Schlosses
US9870659B2 (en) 2009-05-04 2018-01-16 Nexkey, Inc. Cryptographic key management via a computer server
WO2010127389A1 (en) * 2009-05-04 2010-11-11 Nexkey Systems Inc. Electronic locking system and method
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US10762732B2 (en) 2009-05-04 2020-09-01 Nexkey, Inc. Cryptographic key management via a computer server
US10482697B2 (en) 2013-09-10 2019-11-19 Gregory Paul Kirkjan Contactless electronic access control system
US9704316B2 (en) 2013-09-10 2017-07-11 Gregory Paul Kirkjan Contactless electronic access control system
US8922333B1 (en) 2013-09-10 2014-12-30 Gregory Paul Kirkjan Contactless electronic access control system
US11080951B2 (en) 2013-09-10 2021-08-03 Lockfob, Llc Contactless electronic access control system
US11804084B2 (en) 2013-09-10 2023-10-31 Lockfob, Llc Contactless electronic access control system
US9133647B2 (en) 2013-10-11 2015-09-15 Nexkey, Inc. NFC or BLE based contactless lock with charge monitoring of its energy storage
EP3040950A3 (de) * 2014-12-31 2016-08-03 Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. Batterieloser smart key und intelligentes eingangsbewachungsentriegelungssystem und entriegelungsverfahren dafür
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