EP3584770B1 - Verfahren zum betreiben eines schliesssystems, schliesssystem und rohrtresor - Google Patents

Verfahren zum betreiben eines schliesssystems, schliesssystem und rohrtresor Download PDF

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EP3584770B1
EP3584770B1 EP19185512.1A EP19185512A EP3584770B1 EP 3584770 B1 EP3584770 B1 EP 3584770B1 EP 19185512 A EP19185512 A EP 19185512A EP 3584770 B1 EP3584770 B1 EP 3584770B1
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Manuela ENGEL-DAHAN
Ralf Knobling
Thilo Meisel
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  • the invention relates to a locking system.
  • US 2013/00439731 A1 discloses an electronic lock, system and method for dynamically controlled access without the lock communicating or being connected to a server.
  • US 2007/0290797 A1 discloses an access device for a system comprising at least one lock configured to receive instructions and to provide power to a locking mechanism for unlocking the at least one lock, and wherein a computer is provided at a location remote from the at least one lock and the access device, and the means of operation comprises at least one key configured to communicate with the computer.
  • US 2008/0150684 A1 discloses an access system comprising an electromechanical lock and a portable access device with which the electromechanical lock can be operated between an open and a closed position, and wherein a PIN or a fingerprint or a retina as a security feature is checked in the portable opening device and, if the check is successful, the portable opening device sends a signal to a microprocessor in the electromechanical lock and wherein the microprocessor then checks whether the security code matches a code stored in the microprocessor.
  • US5,701,828 B1 discloses an electronic locking system for controlling access to a plurality of enclosures, each having a locking mechanism with a specific access code, and wherein the system further comprises an identification system with which persons can identify themselves for access to one or more of the enclosures.
  • US6,331,812 B1 discloses a programmable electronic locking system comprising a lock and a key, wherein coding data in both the key and the lock can be modified by programming using an input device.
  • US6,082,153 B1 discloses an electronic locking system comprising an electronic key and, for example, a plurality of electronic locks, wherein the electronic key and an electronic lock interact and wherein specific security codes such as a start date from which the key is valid and a time window in which the key can be used, as well as a key category of the key and a serial number of the key are stored in encrypted form in a memory.
  • US2003/0179073 B1 discloses an electronic locking system for controlling access to a plurality of containers, wherein an electronic locking mechanism is provided on the containers, which comprises a control device for reading user security features.
  • the locking system comprises an electronic key and an electronic lock, which work together to open the electronic lock.
  • an external authorization code is generated by the central unit by means of an authorization code determination program, the external authorization code is transmitted to the electronic key, the external authorization code is stored by the electronic key in a memory, wherein when the electronic key interacts with the electronic lock, the external authorization code is read from the memory by the electronic lock and checked by a processor of the electronic lock in that the processor itself determines its own authorization code using its own authorization code determination program and compares it with the external authorization code received from the electronic key, and wherein the processor enables an opening process if the own authorization code determined is identical to the transmitted external authorization code.
  • An advantage of the solution according to the invention is that, out of a plurality of electronic keys and a plurality of electronic locks, only a specific electronic key is able to open a specific electronic lock when this external authorization code is entered by issuing the external authorization code.
  • a further advantage of the solution according to the invention is that by determining an external authorization code and transmitting it to the electronic key, it is possible to check before the electronic authorization code is transmitted whether the circumstances under which a request for such an authorization code by an operator is justified and thus the prerequisites for opening the electronic lock can already be clarified locally away from the electronic key and electronic lock.
  • an authorization code determination program of the central unit determines the external authorization code in such a way that only a one-time opening is permitted with it.
  • the authorization code can be determined in a particularly simple manner as a one-time valid authorization code using the authorization code determination program of the central unit if the authorization code is determined, among other things, by taking into account a cycle counter in the central unit, whereby the cycle counter determines and records the opening processes of the electronic lock waiting to be opened.
  • the electronic lock's authorization code determination program In order to also give the electronic lock's authorization code determination program the opportunity to determine its own correct authorization code, it is intended that the electronic lock's authorization code determination program also determines its own authorization code taking a cycle counter into account.
  • the authorization code determination programs of the central unit and of the electronic lock determine the respective authorization code taking into account the identification code of the electronic key used and the identification code of the electronic lock to be opened.
  • the authorization code determination programs determine the authorization codes using a hash algorithm.
  • the authorization code determination program of the central unit and the authorization code determination program of the electronic lock can determine the authorization code independently of each other based on the same parameters and conditions, it is preferably provided that before the electronic lock is mounted in the location intended for it, the electronic lock is activated by the central unit, whereby the central unit receives the identification code of the electronic lock, compares the status of the cycle counter of the electronic lock with the identification code of the electronic lock stored in the central unit and the status of the cycle counter stored in the central unit.
  • synchronization means that the corresponding data, for example the identification code and/or the status of the cycle counter, are exchanged between the electronic lock and the central unit or are read out from one of them and stored in the other.
  • the identification code of the electronic lock is stored in a secure memory.
  • the central unit compares passwords to be stored when activating the electronic lock, in particular assignment passwords for the electronic key and the electronic lock, for example for one or more access groups, between the electronic lock and the central unit.
  • the assignment password is intended to determine the assignment of the electronic lock to a specific group of locks and/or a specific group of keys.
  • an advantageous solution provides that when activating the electronic key, the central unit compares the identification code of the electronic key with the identification code of the electronic key stored in the central unit.
  • the term "matching" is to be understood in such a way that the electronic key is exchanged between both units or that it is read in one unit and stored in the other unit or that it is stored in both units at the same time.
  • the identification code of the electronic key is stored in a memory of the electronic key.
  • the memory of the electronic key can only be written to and read using a security hash code.
  • the security hash code is determined by a processor in the electronic key for storing the external authorization code.
  • a processor in the electronic lock in order to read the external authorization code from the secure memory of the electronic key, a processor in the electronic lock generates a security hash code for accessing the secure memory.
  • a preferred solution provides for a memory of a security processor to be used as the memory in the electronic key, whereby the security processor in particular requires the generation of the security hash code in order to store data in the memory of the security processor, for example to be able to store the authorization code and/or the identification code and/or passwords.
  • state signals of the electronic lock are transmitted to the electronic key for display and thus in particular the electronic lock itself has no possibility of displaying its states.
  • the electronic key has a processor which controls signal elements for displaying the states of the electronic lock transmitted by the electronic lock.
  • An embodiment of a method for a secure acquisition of an access authorization or for a secure key transfer for at least one user by means of an electronic lock and at least one electronic key carried by the user comprises the following method steps: Sending at least one piece of information characteristic of the electronic lock and/or the user to a central information processing point or central unit located remotely from the electronic lock by means of a communication device, checking the information sent by the central information processing point, sending an authorization code to the user by means of the communication device in the event of a positive check of the Information, entry of the authorization code by the user using the input unit into the electronic key carried with them, unlocking of the electronic lock by interaction with the electronic key.
  • the information characteristic of the lock is formed by a combination of numbers or a barcode.
  • the information characteristic of the user is formed by a combination of letters and numbers and/or a password.
  • the information processing source or the central unit before sending an authorization code to the user, checks, in addition to the information characteristic of the lock and/or the user, a time parameter linked to both pieces of information for the location and/or time of use.
  • a practical solution provides that the electronic lock is arranged on a locking lid of a tubular safe, from which a physical key is taken for entering at least one other room after the electronic lock is unlocked.
  • the electronic lock and/or the device enabled by it sends information to the central information processing center or the central unit upon activation and/or deactivation.
  • a favorable solution provides that a mobile phone is used as a communication device for transmitting at least one piece of information characteristic of the electronic lock and/or the user and/or for receiving the authorization code.
  • the communication device contains an application program by means of which the at least one piece of information characteristic of the electronic lock and/or the user can be recorded and/or by means of which the authorization code can be received and/or by means of which the authorization code can be transmitted to the electronic key.
  • a particularly advantageous variant is designed so that the communication device and the electronic key form a unit.
  • a high level of security is ensured by checking information that is characteristic of the electronic lock, for example a code located in the area of the lock that can be read out by machine using a communication device or manually by the user, and information that is characteristic of the user, for example a password or a letter/number combination entered into the communication device, which is sent by a communication device to a central information processing center located away from the lock and checked there.
  • the access authorization is not checked and granted on site in the area of the electronic lock to be opened, but rather remotely in the information processing center containing the central unit.
  • the authorization code After the authorization code has been issued and sent, it is transmitted to an electronic key carried by the user, which is then used to unlock the electronic lock.
  • the transmission of the authorization code to the electronic key represents another advantageous security barrier.
  • the authorization code can also be transmitted automatically, for example by transmission via Bluetooth, an infrared transmitter or other short-range transmission method from the communication device to the electronic key.
  • the electronic lock itself can already provide access authorization to a protected area or a protected facility.
  • the protected area is formed by a relatively small, burglar-proof container, such as a tubular safe, located on the outside of a building or near the building.
  • a tubular safe In this tubular safe, the electronic lock, after being opened with the electronic key, provides access to a physical key, which can then be used to enter the building.
  • the physical key is particularly advantageously connected to the inside of a locking lid of the tubular safe containing the electronic lock, so that it is automatically returned to the tubular safe after leaving the building and re-locking the tubular safe using the locking lid.
  • the communication device is a mobile phone, by means of which the user - for example a security guard from a security service - calls the information processing center - for example the service center of the security service - and transmits his name, information specific to the lock and a password, whereupon the information processing center checks this information, if necessary also compares it with an operational plan stored there and, if all information is evaluated positively, transmits an authorization code to the user or the communication device.
  • the authorization code can be communicated to the user by telephone or via a text message generated by a computer in the information processing center.
  • the user passes this authorization code on to the electronic key he carries via the input unit and can then use the electronic key to bring the electronic lock into contact or operate it using a contactless signal transmission, for example via radio.
  • the code of the electronic lock can be read automatically using software (“app”) stored in the communication device and corresponding sensors - for example a camera on a smartphone serving as a communication device.
  • apps software
  • This can be done, for example, using a barcode reading program or Aztec code reading program stored in the smartphone, for which in these cases a corresponding graphic code is stored in the area of the electronic lock.
  • other electronic signal transmitters arranged in the area of the electronic lock and correspondingly aligned sensors in the communication device are also possible, for example an invisible, magnetically coded signal.
  • the authorization code can also be sent to the user's smartphone as a barcode, QR code or in a similar form. If the code is sent in machine-readable form, it is then transferred from the communication device (the smartphone) to an electronic input device on the electronic key.
  • the information characteristic of the user can also be queried automatically by the software stored in the communication device, for example after reading in the information specific to the electronic lock, and entered by the user, for example as a letter/number combination, and transmitted to the information processing center.
  • the information processing center checks, in addition to the information characteristic of the electronic lock and/or the user, information for the location and/or time of use linked to both pieces of information by an operation plan, before sending an authorization code to the user. This creates additional security, as it is impossible for an access code to be transmitted completely outside of a normal intended route of security personnel.
  • a further advantageous embodiment of the invention provides that the electronic lock and/or the device protected by it sends information to the central information processing center when the electronic lock is released and closed.
  • test in the central information processing center further comprises the evaluation of at least one time parameter which verifies the information characteristic of the lock and/or the user on the basis of a stored time schedule - in particular the route plan of a security guard - for the intended opening of the lock.
  • the communication device and the electronic key form a unit.
  • This unit combines all the functions of a transmitter and receiver for recording and transmitting the information characteristic of the lock and/or the user to a central information processing point and for receiving an authorization code with the function of the electronic key.
  • the electronic key for example a magnetic transponder, is programmed so that it can be used to open the electronic lock.
  • the present invention is applicable, for example, in connection with a tubular safe, as is known, for example, from WO 2012/045474 A1 is disclosed.
  • the transponder serves as an electronic key and, after being placed on the electronic lock, immediately as a handle for removing the locking cover.
  • a further advantage of the solution according to the invention is that it makes it possible to use the electronic key and the electronic lock with the greatest possible security, without the possibility of opening using the electronic key and the electronic lock alone if the externally generated authorization code is not available.
  • the memory in the electronic key is a secured memory and that the processor of the electronic key generates a security code in order to store the externally generated authorization code in the secured memory.
  • the processor of the electronic lock In order to ensure a high level of security when reading the authorization code from the secure memory, it is preferably provided that the processor of the electronic lock generates a security code in order to read the authorization code stored in the secure memory.
  • the electronic key has display elements in order to display states of the electronic lock transmitted from the electronic lock to the electronic key.
  • the processor of the electronic lock transmits status signals relating to the current states of the electronic lock to the processor of the electronic key and that the processor of the electronic lock controls the display elements of the electronic key in accordance with the transmitted states.
  • the secured memory is the memory of a security processor.
  • Such a security processor is preferably a processor that only allows access to the secured memory upon transmission of a security code.
  • the electronic lock can be operated by a voltage source of the electronic key.
  • the electronic lock could also have its own voltage source and only be operable by the voltage source of the electronic key if the voltage source fails.
  • the electronic lock can only be operated using the voltage source of the electronic key, since then the application of voltage can also be used to start the functions of the electronic lock.
  • the electronic lock comprises a locking drive for actuating a locking bolt.
  • the electric lock itself is directly able to initiate an opening process by operating the locking drive or to allow a locking process by not operating the locking drive.
  • the electronic lock has a locking drive
  • the locking drive of the electronic lock can be operated by the electrical voltage source of the electronic key.
  • the electronic lock has a voltage converter to operate the locking drive, since such a locking drive generally requires higher voltages than those required to operate the processors in the electronic key and the electronic lock.
  • a further advantageous solution as an alternative to providing an electric locking drive in the electronic lock, provides that the electric lock has a switching unit to activate and block an external locking system.
  • the electronic lock itself does not serve to directly trigger or initiate a locking or opening process; rather, the electronic lock can serve to activate or block an external locking system.
  • a further advantageous solution provides that the electronic key has an interface for activating the electronic key by means of a central unit.
  • the central unit is used to generate the external authorization code, so that it is necessary for the central unit to activate the electronic key and thus know the data of the electronic key required to generate the authorization code.
  • the electronic lock has an interface for activating the electronic lock by a central unit.
  • activation is also required for the electronic lock in order to put the electronic lock into a state that allows it to generate the external authorization code.
  • the activation of the electronic key or the electronic lock by the central unit takes place via a cable in order to obtain the greatest possible security against the data being taken over by third parties during activation.
  • An advantageous solution of an electronic key with at least two contacts for transmitting data and/or energy to an electronic lock provides at least one input device provided on a housing of the electronic key for entering an authorization code.
  • the input device and the contacts are arranged on different sides of the housing.
  • the input device is arranged on a front side and the contacts on an opposite rear side of the housing.
  • the electronic key is expediently provided with at least one electrical voltage.
  • the electronic key is provided with at least one magnet for centering in cooperation with a corresponding counter magnet on the electronic lock.
  • the contacts of the electronic key are spring-loaded in the housing.
  • the electronic locking system further comprises at least one electronic lock which is provided with at least two concentrically arranged counter contacts and a magnetic centering.
  • the mating contacts are designed as concentric circles that come into contact with the contacts of the electronic key in any relative angular position of the electronic key.
  • the electronic lock is expediently arranged on a locking lid of a tubular safe, whereby the electronic key in contact with the electronic lock serves as a handle for operating the locking lid.
  • the electronic lock is connected upstream of a motor lock of a device to be secured and activates its power supply.
  • a control unit is arranged between the electronic lock and the motor lock, the power supply of which is activated by the electronic key when it is brought into contact with the electronic lock and the authorization code entered using the input unit has been verified.
  • the embodiments of the electronic locking system operate according to the method for operating a locking system described above.
  • the invention makes it possible in particular to provide an electronic key which can be activated at short notice and alternately to open a wide variety of locks.
  • an electronic key according to the invention advantageously cooperates with at least one electronic lock.
  • An electronic key according to the invention is characterized by an input unit provided on a housing of the electronic key for entering an authorization code.
  • the input unit can be in the form of a numeric or alphanumeric keyboard, whereby the authorization code for the desired release is entered manually by the user.
  • the electronic key can be programmed to open various electronic locks by means of authorization codes that can be entered via the input unit.
  • the input unit can alternatively or additionally be formed by an electronic recording device.
  • This can be formed, for example, by a reading or receiving device that records an authorization code transmitted by the user or a communication device handled by the user (for example a smartphone) via radio, Bluetooth, RFID or NFC communication or via optical transmission, for example a barcode, QR code or similar.
  • the authorization code is preferably temporarily stored in a memory of the electronic key and, after being brought into contact with an electronic lock, is transmitted to the latter via at least one contact.
  • the authorization code which can be entered separately into the electronic key using the input unit without being in close proximity to the electronic lock to be opened, significantly increases the security when authenticating access authorization, since the corresponding access data can hardly be intercepted by unauthorized third parties and the electronic key is only brought close to the electronic lock once the authorization code has been entered.
  • the input unit and the contacts are preferably arranged on different sides of the housing.
  • the input device is arranged on a front side of the housing and the contacts are arranged on a rear side of the housing. This also makes it very easy to operate the input device in a position in which the contacts are in engagement with the respective counter contacts on the electronic lock.
  • the electronic key is provided with at least one electrical voltage source - preferably with a rechargeable battery - which not only serves to supply the electronic components of the electronic key with power, but also to power the electronic lock at least during the opening process or an initialization or activation process, during which the electronic lock cannot be connected to its own power supply.
  • the advantage is that the device equipped with the electronic lock does not need to be constantly supplied with an operating voltage, since the power required to open it is only supplied by the electronic key when needed.
  • tubular safes that are set up far away from a power grid and in which physical keys are stored can be operated without a fixed power supply and without batteries that need to be replaced. This reduces the maintenance effort and wear and tear on these systems.
  • Lockers, valuables deposit boxes or safes can also be operated without a constant power supply, as the power for initializing access is supplied by the electronic key.
  • the electronic lock activates the key after confirmation of authentication of the Access authorization initially requires a control unit, by means of which an external operating voltage source is then activated to operate a motor lock or other actuator.
  • the electronic key is preferably provided with at least one magnet - in particular a ring magnet - for centering in conjunction with a corresponding counter magnet on the electronic lock. Due to the attractive magnetic forces, the electronic key automatically moves into the contact position when it approaches the electronic lock.
  • the contacts on the electronic key are preferably spring-mounted in its housing.
  • the electronic locking system comprises at least the electronic lock, which is provided with at least two concentrically arranged counter contacts and a magnetic centering device.
  • the electronic lock is arranged on a locking lid of a tubular safe, wherein the electronic key in its contact position with the electronic lock simultaneously preferably serves as a handle for operating the locking lid.
  • the electronic lock is connected upstream of a motor lock or an actuator of a device to be secured and activates its power supply.
  • the electronic lock first activates a control, by means of which an external operating voltage source is then activated to operate a motor lock or another actuator.
  • the counter contact surfaces on the electronic lock are preferably designed as concentric circles that come into contact with the contacts of the electronic key in any relative angular position of the electronic key. Since no rotational alignment of the electronic key in relation to the electronic lock is required, docking the electronic key to the electronic lock is extremely easy for the user, even in poor visibility conditions.
  • the invention relates to a tubular safe comprising a tubular body and a tubular body cover and an electronic locking system.
  • one embodiment of the tubular safe provides that a key container is held on the tubular body cover, which can be inserted into the tubular body with the tubular body cover or removed from it.
  • the key container is designed such that it has a receiving space for a key, so that the key can be easily deposited in the key container and removed therefrom.
  • the key on the key container is secured against complete removal from the key container, this ensures that the key is not lost during use or is not removed from the key container in an unauthorized manner.
  • a further advantageous solution provides that the receiving space of the key container is accessible through an opening through which the key can be removed or inserted.
  • the position of the key container in the tubular body can be detected by a sensor.
  • the sensor could be any type of sensor.
  • the senor is a magnetic field sensor that detects a magnet held on the key container.
  • the senor interacts with a transmission unit which transmits a closed position of the tubular body cover to a security center, for example a central unit mentioned above.
  • a further advantageous solution provides that a sensor is arranged on the pipe body, which detects a closed position of the pipe body cover in the pipe body.
  • the pipe body cover is provided with a magnet, the position of which is detected by the sensor.
  • This sensor also preferably works together with the transmission unit already explained above in order to transmit the locking of the tubular safe to a security center or the central unit mentioned above.
  • the first exemplary embodiment of an electronic locking system 10 according to the invention comprises an electronic key 12 and an electronic lock 14.
  • the electronic key 12 has a contact set 16, which in particular has spring contacts, which can be brought into operative connection with a counter contact set 18, which in particular has concentric contact rings, via a galvanic connection by placing the contact set 16 on the counter contact set 18.
  • the electronic key 12 comprises a voltage source 32, for example in the form of a battery, which supplies a processor 34 with current and voltage.
  • the processor 34 is capable of interacting with an input unit 36 and with a security processor 38 which is provided with a secure memory 39.
  • an identification code ICK and an assignment password of the key 12 are stored in the secure memory 39, but an authorization code BCZ generated externally by the processor 34 can also be stored therein.
  • the processor 34 is also provided with an interface 42, which serves to activate and/or configure the processor 34.
  • a data line 44 leads from the processor 34 to the memory 39 and further to a data contact 46 of the contact set 16.
  • a ground line 48 leads directly from the voltage source 32 to the processor 34 on the one hand and to a ground contact 52 of the contact set 16 on the other hand.
  • the processor 34 is able to activate a supply line 58 leading from the voltage source 32 to a supply contact 56 of the contact set 16 via a switching unit 54.
  • ground contact 52 touches a ground counter contact 62, which is designed in particular as a contact ring
  • supply contact 56 touches a supply counter contact 66, which is designed in particular as a contact ring.
  • a processor 72 provided in the electronic lock 14 can thus be activated by the electronic key 12 and operated with the voltage source 32 of the electronic key 12, without the electronic lock 14 requiring its own voltage source for this purpose.
  • the data contact 46 of the contact set 16 also touches a counter data contact 68 of the counter contact set 18, which is designed in particular as a contact ring and which in turn is connected to the processor 72 via a data line 74.
  • an identification code ICL of the electronic lock 14 as well as a memory 76 in the form of an EEPROM containing an assignment password, a clock 78 and a locking drive 82 are coupled to the processor 72.
  • the processor 72 is in turn operated with the voltage of the voltage source 32; in the case of a locking drive 82 that is also to be operated via the voltage source 32, a voltage converter 86 is preferably provided in the electronic lock 14, which converts the voltage provided by the voltage source 32 into a higher voltage, for example for operating the locking drive.
  • the processor 72 is also assigned a log memory 88 in which activities of the processor 72 of the electronic lock 14 are logged and stored.
  • the locking system 10 now works as follows:
  • the externally generated authorization code BCZ is transmitted to the electronic key 12 via the input unit 36, which the processor 34 stores in the secured memory 39 of the security processor 38.
  • the processor 34 calculates a security code SC in the form of a hash code and transmits it to the security processor 38 with the authorization code BCZ.
  • the processor 34 activates the supply contact 56 via the switching unit 54 so that it is at the supply voltage of the voltage source 32.
  • the processor 72 of the electronic lock 14 is started up by a reset simply by the supply voltage being applied to the supply counter contact 66 and the ground being applied to the ground counter contact 62 and then begins to communicate with the security processor 38 via the connection of the data line 74 to the data line 44.
  • a security code SC in the form of a hash code is calculated by the processor 72 and, using the security code SC, the secured memory 39, which contains the authorization code BCZ, is read out.
  • the processor 72 After reading the authorization code BCZ, the processor 72 checks the correctness of the authorization code BCZ based on its own authorization code BCS determined using its own authorization code determination program BCEPS and an authorization code verification program BCUP that compares the authorization code BCZ with the authorization code BCS with regard to your identity, and in the case of one of the authorization codes BCZ and BCS, provides for opening of the electronic lock 14.
  • the processor 72 in the first embodiment activates the locking drive 82 and this moves the locking bolt 22, for example, from its locking position to its open position, so that the electronic lock 14 then allows access, for example, to a secured unit.
  • the processor 72 creates a protocol by reading the clock 78 which records the access to the lock 14, the reading of the access data record ZD from the memory 38 and the activation of the locking drive 82, whereby this protocol is then stored in the protocol memory 88.
  • All states of the electronic lock 14 that are to be determined by the processor 72 and displayed to the user are preferably not displayed by the electronic lock 14, but are transmitted via the data line 74 and the data line 44 to the processor 34 of the electronic key 12, which then in turn activates one or more optical display units 92, 94, such as LED lamps or display indicators or acoustic signaling devices, such as buzzers, or generates tone sequences that are transmitted through a loudspeaker.
  • optical display units 92, 94 such as LED lamps or display indicators or acoustic signaling devices, such as buzzers, or generates tone sequences that are transmitted through a loudspeaker.
  • both the electronic key 12 and the electronic lock 14 must be activated via a central unit 102, which in turn can access the interface 42 of the electronic key 12 via an interface 104 and the interface 84 of the electronic lock 14 via an interface 106 simultaneously or one after the other or separately in order to activate both the electronic key 12 and the electronic lock 14, wherein in particular assignment passwords and/or the respective identification code ICK and the respective identification code ICL as well as cycle states ZZ of the cycle counters ZCZ and ZCS are compared or exchanged between the central unit 102 and the electronic key 12 and the electronic lock 14, i.e. are either transmitted or read out.
  • the respective connections between the interfaces 42 and 104 and 84 and 106 can be separated and the central unit 102 is able to determine the respective unique external authorization code BCZ by means of a hash algorithm by means of an authorization code determination program BCEPZ present in the central unit 102. which can then be entered into the electronic key 12 via the input unit 36, for example by the user, whereupon the processor 34 of the electronic key 12 is then able to store the authorization code BCZ in the secured memory 39.
  • the electronic lock 14 is then able - as described - to read out the external authorization code after interaction with the electronic key 12 and to determine its own authorization code BCS by the authorization code determination program BCEPS, also using the identification code ICK of the identification code ICS, the cycle state ZZ of its own cycle counter ZCS, using the same hash algorithm as in the central unit 102, and to check whether this is identical to the external authorization code BCZ and allows the locking bolt 22 to be opened.
  • a locking device 10 can be used, for example, in the field in such a way that an operator can initiate an opening of a lock 14 arranged stationary in the field with an electronic key 12 by the following procedure.
  • the operator who wishes to open a lock 14 arranged stationary in the field requests the transmission of an external authorization code BCZ from the central unit 102, for example via a mobile communication unit 112, in particular a portable mobile radio device or another communication device.
  • the central unit 102 can check a large number of pieces of information or query a large number of pieces of information that must be available before the authorization code BCZ is received.
  • Such data are, for example, a local code LC of the lock 14 and/or a personal code PC of the operator and/or time information ZA at the location of the operator and/or location information OA for the operator.
  • the central unit 102 can check the central unit 102. If the check of all of this information and details is positive, the central unit 102 generates an external authorization code BCZ, since the central unit 102 can deduce the identification codes ICK and ICL from the local code LC and/or the personal code PC and/or the time information and/or the location information OA and therefore, using the known identification code ICK of the electronic key 12 to be used for opening and the identification code ICL of the electronic lock 14 to be opened as well as the cycle state ZZ of the cycle counter ZCZ by means of the authorization code determination program BCEPZ, the external authorization code BCZ is generated using a hash algorithm which is transmitted to the operator, for example acoustically or as a message or as a data set, for example via the mobile communication unit 112.
  • the authorization code BCZ is then transmitted from the operator or from the mobile communication unit 112 via the input unit 36 to the electronic key 12.
  • the authorization code BCZ is only an authorization code BCZ that authorizes a one-time opening of the electronic lock 14.
  • the electronic key 12 then stores this authorization code BCZ in the memory 39 by means of a processor 34.
  • the processor 72 of the electronic lock 14 is activated - as already described - and reads the authorization code BCZ from the electronic key 12 - as already described.
  • the processor 72 By its own calculations of an authorization code BCS using its authorization code determination program BCEPS using the identification code ICK of the electronic key 12 read from the secure memory 39, the identification code ICK of the electronic lock 14 stored in the memory 76 and the cycle state ZZ of the cycle counter ZCS of the electronic lock 14 and by checking the identity of the authorization code BCZ with the authorization code BCS using its authorization code checking program BCUP, the processor 72 is able to determine whether the external authorization code BCZ authorizes a subsequent opening of the locking bolt 22 and - if this is the case with the identity of the authorization codes - the locking drive 82 is activated to actuate the locking bolt 22.
  • the authorization code BCZ for opening the electronic lock 14 once is used up and can no longer be used to open it.
  • the verification of the information transmitted via the mobile communication unit 12 regarding the local code and/or the personal code and/or the time information and/or The location information must be verified by a person who, for example, monitors the operator's activities in the field and is able to assess whether this information is consistent.
  • the authorization code BCZ is determined in the central unit 102 by an authorization code determination program BCEPZ, which uses all or only part of this information to determine the authorization code BCZ.
  • the particular advantage of the locking system according to the invention is that the electronic lock 14 itself does not require a power source, but can be unused for any length of time, since the entire power supply for activating the processor 72 of the electronic lock and for operating the processor 72 of the electronic lock is provided via the voltage source 32 of the electronic key, which is carried by the operator and can therefore always be recharged or renewed by the operator.
  • the activation of the electronic key 12 and the associated electronic lock 14 by the central unit 102 results in a clear correlation between the electronic key 12 and the electronic lock 14 as well as the central unit 102 and thus a clear correlation between the electronic key 12 intended for a specific electronic lock 14 to open the same and the likewise correspondingly correlated central unit 102, which uses this correlation of electronic key 12, electronic lock 14 and central unit 102 as the basis for calculating the authorization code BCZ.
  • initial conditions can be created by exchanging passwords, exchanging or checking the identification codes ICK and ICS and comparing the cycle counters, with which the authorization code determination programs BCEPS and BCEPK can independently determine identical authorization codes BCZ and BCS.
  • Such an electronic locking device can be used, for example, in a tubular safe designated as a whole by 202, which has a locally fixed tubular body 204, into which a tubular body cover 206 comprising the electronic lock 14 can be inserted and locked with the tubular body 204.
  • the tubular body cover 206 carries on its outer front side 208 the counter contact unit 18 of the electronic lock 14 with the contact rings 62, 66, 68.
  • tubular body 204 is provided with the local code LC, which allows the specific tubular safe 202 to be identified at the respective specific location.
  • the tubular body cover serves as a housing for receiving the electronic lock 14, wherein the locking drive 82 and the locking bolt 22 are also arranged in the tubular body cover 206, so that the locking bolt 22 can, for example, engage in a locking bolt receptacle 212 on an inner side 214 of the tubular body 204 in order to lock the tubular body cover 206 in its Fig.5 to fix it in the closed position shown.
  • a key container 222 is also held on the tubular body cover 206, for example fixedly mounted or detachably held, which has a receiving space 224 for a key 226, wherein the key 226 is also secured in the receiving space 224, for example by a retaining strap 228, so that the key 226 can be removed from the receiving space 224, but cannot be separated from the key container 222.
  • Such a key container 222 has the great advantage that it offers the possibility of arranging the key 226 on the tubular body cover 206 in such a way that it can be inserted into the tubular body 204 and reliably fixed by locking the tubular body cover 206 in a simple manner and without the key being able to jam in the tubular body 204 or between the tubular body 204 and the tubular body cover 206.
  • a key container 222 also offers the possibility, for example when installing the tubular body 206 in a humid environment, of storing the key 226 in the tubular body 204 in a dry and/or contamination-free manner, so that, for example, dirt entering the tubular body 204 can be kept away from the key 226 during storage.
  • the electronic key 12 is arranged in a housing 232 which has a rear side 234 which can be placed on the front side 208 of the tubular body cover 206 and which has the contact set 16 for contacting the counter contact set 18 on the front side 208 of the tubular body cover 206 and, on the other hand, carries the input unit 36' on its front side 236 opposite the rear side 234, which in this case is designed as a keypad or touch panel and is used to enter the authorization code BCZ.
  • a magnetic connection 238 is provided which comprises either two magnets M1, M2 or one magnet M1 and an element magnetizable by the latter.
  • the magnetic connection serves not only for the releasable fixation of the electronic key 12 to the electronic lock, but also for the centered alignment of the contact set 16 relative to the counter contact set 18.
  • This magnetic coupling between the housing 232 and the tubular body cover 206 makes it possible, when the electronic lock 14 is unlocked with the housing 232 of the electronic key 12, to remove the tubular body cover 206, which represents the housing for the electronic lock 14, from the tubular body 206 by pulling the tubular body cover 206 out of the tubular body 204.
  • tubular body cover 206 is reliably seated in the tubular body 204
  • the position of the tubular body cover 206 is also to be detected in this regard, it is also possible to arrange a magnet 246 in the tubular body cover 206 and to detect its position by a magnetic field sensor 248 also arranged on the tubular body 204, so that it is possible to detect both the correct position of the key container 222 and the correct position of the tubular body cover 206 in its closed position and, for example, to transmit it to a security center or to the central unit 102 either wirelessly or by wire, for example via transmission unit 252.
  • a second embodiment of a locking device 10 according to the invention shown in Fig.7 , all those parts which are identical to those of the first embodiment are provided with the same reference numerals, so that with regard to the description thereof, reference can be made in full to the first embodiment.
  • the electronic lock 14' is not provided with a locking drive 82, but with a switching unit 262 which is able to establish or interrupt a connection between external connections 264 and 266 of the electronic lock 14', so that it is possible to activate or block an existing locking system 268 via the external connections 264 and 266.
  • the external connections 266 and 264 can be used to interrupt a power supply to the existing locking system 268 and thus disable it or to establish the power supply to it and thus activate the existing locking system 268.
  • the existing locking system 268 can be any locking system that is, for example, already present and fully installed in a building, so that the locking device 10' according to the invention only serves to completely disable or activate this locking system 268.
  • the locking device 310 shown is formed by a tubular safe 312 which is arranged in a way that is secure against theft and break-in in a wall of a building or on a stable support near the building.
  • the tubular safe 312 is closed by means of a locking cover 314 on its front side.
  • An electronic lock 316 is integrated into the locking cover 314, as is described in detail in the WO 2012/045474 A1 shown and described, the disclosure content of which is hereby made the subject of the present application.
  • a physical key 318 is arranged, by means of which at least one access to the building (not shown) and optionally further doors in this building can be opened.
  • a code 320 characteristic of the electronic lock 316 is arranged on the locking device 310, which is locked by means of the electronic lock 316, which corresponds, for example, to that of the first embodiment.
  • this is in the form of a barcode 320, but can also be formed by an Aztek code or an invisible magnetic code.
  • the code 320 can be In this case, the code 320 can be read manually by a user 320.
  • a communication device 324 carried by the user 322 has a sensor or a reading device for automatically detecting the code 320.
  • the communication device 324 can be formed, for example, by a smartphone, the camera of which, in conjunction with a stored application program ("app"), is used to read a barcode or alternatively an Aztek code, which in the exemplary embodiment is used as the code 320 characteristic of the electronic lock 316.
  • apps stored application program
  • invisible codes 320 transmitted magnetically or via a radio signal can also be sent out by the electronic lock 316 or a device arranged in its vicinity and received or read out by the communication device 324.
  • the electronic lock 316 can be unlocked using an electronic key 332, provided that an authorization code 336 suitable for the electronic lock 316 is entered into this electronic key 332.
  • an authorization code 336 suitable for the electronic lock 316 is entered into this electronic key 332.
  • Figure 10 It is shown how the authorization code 336 is entered by the user 322 via a keyboard arranged on the electronic key 332.
  • the electronic key 332 can then be used as in Figure 11 shown, placed on the electronic lock 316 and used directly as a handle for opening the closure cover 314.
  • the procedure shown in FIG. 322 is used to transmit the information characteristic of the electronic lock 316 (the code 320) and information characteristic of his person in the form of a code 326 - for example in the form of a personal password or a letter/number combination - to a central information processing point 330 - for example the headquarters of a security service - by means of the communication device 324.
  • the information characteristic of the electronic lock 316 characteristic information 320 and the information 326 characteristic of the user 322 together form a request data record 334, which in the simplest case is transmitted manually via a telephone call to the central information processing center 330.
  • the transmission of the request data record 334 takes place automatically, for example as a character string in a short message (SMS) sent by the communication device 324.
  • SMS short message
  • the request data record 334 with the codes 320 and 326 contained therein is checked, preferably with additional comparison with a time parameter 328 (for example the duty roster or route plan of the user 322). If this check leads to a positive result, the information processing center 330 generates an authorization code 336, as described in the first embodiment of the locking system, and sends this to the communication device 324. In the simplest case, this can again be done by a telephone call.
  • the transmission of the authorization code 336 to the communication device 324 takes place automatically, for example in the form of a character string embedded in a short message (SMS).
  • SMS short message
  • the authorization code 336 is entered by the user 322, as already described in connection with Figure 10 mentioned, either manually transmitted to the electronic key 332 via an input device, in particular a keyboard, or the authorization code 336 is automatically transmitted from the communication device 324 to the electronic key 332.
  • This transmission can be carried out by the communication device 324 has a transmitter and the electronic key 332 has a receiver that communicates with this transmitter.
  • the transmission can be carried out, for example, via an infrared signal, via Bluetooth or another suitable short-distance transmission protocol.
  • the communication device 324 and the electronic key 332 can also form a structural unit which has a sensor for detecting the code 320, an input device for the code 326, a transmitting device for transmitting the request data record 334 to the central information processing point 330, a receiver for receiving the authorization code 336 and a memory for storing the authorization code 336 in the electronic key 232.
  • the structural unit also contains software for detecting the codes 320 and 326, for the automated transmission of the request data record 334, for the automated reception and storage of the authorization code 336.
  • the central information processing center 330 advantageously has at least one client computer 310 and at least one server 3320.
  • the client computer 3310 serves to receive the request data record 34 and to transmit this data record to the server 3320.
  • the data traffic between the client computer 3310 and the server 3320 is designated by 3315 in the figures.
  • time parameters 328 are stored in the server 3320, which, for example, map a route plan of the user 322 with a time characteristic for opening the relevant electronic lock 316, preferably with a corresponding time buffer (earliest opening time, latest opening time, latest closing time). All data in the server 3320 are managed by an administrator 3330. The data traffic between the server 3320 and the administrator 3330 is designated 3325 in the figures.
  • a signal that is automatically sent by a transmitter installed on the electronic lock 316 when the electronic lock 316 is opened and closed can also be transmitted to the server 3320.
  • the procedure and the locking system can, contrary to the representation in the Figures 9 , 13 and 14 in an advanced embodiment, it can also function fully automatically without human interaction.
  • the receipt of a request data record 334 by the client computer 3310, the transmission of the request data record 334 to the server 3320, the checking of the characteristic information contained in the request data record 334 (codes 320 and 326), the comparison with the at least one time parameter 328, the generation of an authorization code 336 and the transmission of the authorization code 336 to the communication device 324, possibly again with the interposition of a client computer 3310, can preferably be carried out fully automatically and controlled by software.
  • the electronic key 332 is provided with an input device 333, by means of which the user 322 can enter the authorization code 336 transmitted from the central information processing center 330 to the communication device 324 into the electronic key.
  • an electronic key 332 provided with an input device 333 can generally also be used instead of the stationary input devices that are already widely used today, where the entry of a code by an authorized user can be observed relatively easily by an unauthorized observer and thus represents a significant security risk.
  • the entry of a code into a mobile electronic key 332 which is only subsequently used to open an electronic lock, can take place completely unobserved at some distance from the electronic lock 316.
  • a key 332 placed on the electronic lock 316 can be used as the electronic key 332.
  • the magnetic forces are provided by a magnet 3329 in the central area of the electronic key 332 and by a counter magnet 3161 in the central area of the electronic lock 316, which are preferably designed as permanent ring magnets and ensure automatic centering of the electronic key 332 with the electronic lock 316 and alignment of the contacts 3324, 3325 and 3326 with the concentrically arranged counter contact surfaces 3164, 3165, 3166 on the electronic lock 316, regardless of the relative angle to one another.
  • electronic keys 33 for example in the form of a transponder, can also be used which interact with the electronic lock 316 without contact over a certain distance.
  • the electronic key 332 has a housing 3321, on the front side of which Fig.10 and 16 the input device 333 is arranged. In the embodiment shown, this is a numeric keyboard with 310 number keys 3331, a delete key 3332 ("C") and an enter key 3333 ("OK").
  • a numeric keyboard with 310 number keys 3331, a delete key 3332 ("C") and an enter key 3333 ("OK").
  • FIG. 17 In the rear view of the electronic key 332 according to Fig. 17 also shows the cover of a battery compartment 3327, behind which a battery 3332 is arranged. This is designed, for example, as a lithium-ion battery with an output voltage.
  • the electronic key 332 is further provided with at least one interface 328, which in the present case is formed, for example, by a micro-USB interface and serves to program the electronic key 332 and optionally also to charge the battery 3322.
  • the electronic key 332 operates either with the Figures 8 to 13
  • the electronic lock 316 shown is used, for example, on a pipe safe 312 or on a protected room or other facility requiring access authorization.
  • the term "facility" is to be interpreted very broadly here. Machines, vehicles or similar, but also lockers, safes, safes or doors to security areas can be protected by an electronic lock 316.
  • the protected device can be released not only directly but also indirectly by the electronic lock 316.
  • the electronic lock 316 comprises a 220 V protection module for a protected device (not shown), which is ultimately only released by actuating a motor lock 340.
  • a control unit 50 which can be supplied by means of its own power supply, which is, however, only activated by the operation of the electronic lock 316.
  • the external voltage supply to the control unit 350 is activated and the motor lock 350 is actuated.

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