TWI641748B - Electronic lock control method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a control method of an electronic lock, which comprises an unlocking phase, a starting security mode phase and an ending security mode phase. By performing the start-up security mode phase after the unlocking phase and then performing the unlocking phase by performing the end of the safe mode phase, in addition to being able to control the electronic lock by using short-range wireless communication such as Bluetooth, a provision is also provided. An effective safety mechanism to prevent the electronic lock from being unlocked improperly.

Description

Electronic lock control method

The invention relates to a method for controlling an electronic lock, in particular to a control method for controlling an electronic lock by using short-range wireless communication.

At present, short-range wireless communication has been applied to the control of electronic locks. For example, the electronic lock can communicate with a pre-paired mobile device via Bluetooth short-range wireless communication, and the electronic lock has a button for triggering itself to establish a Bluetooth connection with the mobile device. When the user carries the mobile device close to the electronic lock and presses the button, the electronic lock can be triggered to detect whether the mobile device that has been paired with the Bluetooth device can be connected through the Bluetooth, and the action that can be paired with the detected device can be detected. The device automatically unlocks after the connection is established, which is quite convenient to use.

However, as shown in FIG. 1, if the electronic lock 11 is a door lock, the user 12 presses the button and unlocks the door through Bluetooth communication, and stays in the vicinity of the electronic lock 11 after being locked, and if there is a trailing door outside the door When the intruder 13 of the user 12 presses the button, the electronic lock 11 will be unlocked again because it detects that the mobile device 14 is connected to the mobile device 14 carried by the user 12, so the security is insufficient and necessary. Seeking ways to improve.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a method of controlling an electronic lock having a security mechanism.

Therefore, the electronic lock control method of the present invention can communicate with a mobile device through short-range wireless communication, and the control method of the electronic lock includes a step (a), a step (b), a step (c), One step (d), one step (e) and one step (f).

The step (a) is that the electronic lock sends a pair of connection requirements for short-range wireless communication via an input operation trigger, so that the mobile device establishes a short connection with the electronic lock after receiving the connection request. Connected to wireless communication.

The step (b) is that the electronic lock determines whether the mobile device has been registered with the electronic lock.

The step (c) is when the electronic lock determines that the mobile device has been registered in the electronic lock, and the electronic lock is unlocked.

The step (d) is that the electronic lock ends the short-range wireless communication connection after determining that the self-state changes from the unlocked state to the locked state.

The step (e) is that the electronic lock sends the connection request outward after a period of ending the short-range wireless communication connection, so that the mobile device establishes the short-term with the electronic lock after receiving the connection request. Connected to wireless communication.

The step (f) is that when the electronic lock determines that the short-range wireless communication connection has been established with the mobile device, the electronic lock initiates a security mode, wherein in the security mode, the electronic lock does not send the electronic lock Connection requirements.

Accordingly, it is another object of the present invention to provide another method of controlling an electronic lock having a security mechanism.

Therefore, another electronic lock control method of the present invention can communicate with a mobile device through short-range wireless communication. The control method of the other electronic lock includes a step (g), a step (h), and a step. (i) with a step (j).

The step (g) is that the mobile device sends out a connection request for short-range wireless communication, so that the electronic lock establishes a short-range wireless communication connection with the mobile device after receiving the connection request.

The step (h) is that the electronic lock determines whether the mobile device has been registered with the electronic lock.

The step (i) is when the electronic lock determines that the mobile device has been registered in the electronic lock, and the electronic lock determines whether an input operation is performed during a time period; and

The step (j) is that when the judgment result of the step (i) is affirmative, the electronic lock is unlocked, otherwise the electronic lock starts a safe mode, wherein in the safe mode, the electronic lock does not establish the mobile device Short-range wireless communication connection.

The effect of the present invention is to provide an effective safety mechanism to prevent the electronic lock from being unlocked improperly.

The control method of the electronic lock of the present invention is implemented by an electronic lock and a mobile device. Referring to FIG. 2, the electronic lock 2 is a door lock of a user's home door and includes an input unit 21, and the input unit 21 includes a first button 211 and a plurality of numeric keys 212. The mobile device is, for example, a smartphone or tablet and can communicate with the electronic lock 2 via short-range wireless communication, such as Bluetooth, and has been registered/paired with the electronic lock 2 via the short-range wireless communication.

An embodiment of the electronic lock control method includes an unlocking phase, a startup security mode phase, and an end security mode phase, which are sequentially performed using the short-range wireless communication.

Referring to Figures 2 to 4, the unlocking phase 3 is detailed below.

First, in step 31, as shown in FIG. 4, when the user 4 is to enter the door from the door of the home gate, the user 4 carries the mobile device 5 to the electronic lock 2, and presses the first button 211 to The electronic lock 2 is triggered to send a pair of connection requirements that should be short-range wireless communication.

Next, in step 32, the mobile device 5 establishes a short-range wireless communication connection with the electronic lock 2 after receiving the connection request.

Next, in step 33, the mobile device 5 determines whether the signal strength of the short-range wireless communication connection is greater than a first threshold, wherein the signal strength is a calculated by the mobile device 5 according to the short-range wireless communication connection. Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSI).

Next, in step 34, when the mobile device 5 determines that the signal strength of the short-range wireless communication connection is greater than the first threshold, the mobile device 5 transmits a pairing verification data to the electronic lock 2.

Next at step 35, the electronic lock 2 determines whether the mobile device 5 has been registered/paired with the electronic lock 2 based on the pairing verification data.

When the electronic lock 2 determines that the mobile device 5 has been registered/paired with the electronic lock 2, step 36 is performed, that is, the electronic lock 2 is unlocked.

When the electronic lock 2 determines that the mobile device 5 is not registered/paired with the electronic lock 2, step 37 is performed, that is, the electronic lock 2 is unlocked, and the short-range wireless communication with the mobile device 5 is terminated.

Referring to Figure 5, the startup security mode phase 6 performed after the unlock phase 3 is detailed below.

First, in step 61, the electronic lock 2 is locked after the user 4 closes the door, and the electronic lock 2 ends the short-range wireless communication connection after determining that the self-state is changed from the unlocked state to the locked state.

Next, in step 62, the electronic lock 2 sends the connection request outward after a first time period of ending the short-range wireless communication connection; preferably, the first time period is two seconds.

Next at step 63, the electronic lock 2 determines whether the short-range wireless communication connection has been established with the mobile device 5.

When the electronic lock 2 determines that the short-range wireless communication connection has been established with the mobile device 5, step 64 is performed, that is, the electronic lock 2 activates a security mode, wherein in the security mode, the electronic lock 2 does not The connection request for short-range wireless communication is then sent out.

That is, in the safe mode, even if the first button 211 of the electronic lock 2 is pressed, the electronic lock 2 is not triggered to send the connection request corresponding to the short-range wireless communication, and the short is utilized. This unlocking phase 3, which is unlocked from wireless communication, is temporarily disabled. Therefore, if the user 4 stays in the vicinity of the electronic lock 2 after entering the door and locking, even if the intruder following the door 4 presses the first button 211, the electronic lock 2 will not be unlocked.

When the electronic lock 2 determines in step 63 that the short-range wireless communication connection has not been established with the mobile device 5, step 65 is performed, that is, the electronic lock 2 determines whether the second time period has not exceeded the action. The device 5 establishes a connection; preferably, the second time period is eight seconds. If the connection has not been established with the mobile device 5 during the second time period, the electronic lock 2 does not activate the security mode (step 66); otherwise the electronic lock 2 continues to detect whether the mobile device 5 has been established. Line (step 63).

Referring to Figure 6, the end of security mode phase 7 is described below.

First, in step 71, the electronic lock 2 determines whether the signal strength of the short-range wireless communication connection is less than a second threshold, wherein the signal strength is calculated by the electronic lock 2 according to the short-range wireless communication connection. Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI).

When the electronic lock 2 determines that the signal strength of the short-range wireless communication connection is less than the second threshold, step 72 is performed, that is, the electronic lock 2 ends the security mode; and after the security mode is ended, The electronic lock 2 is unlocked by implementing the unlocking phase 3.

In addition, there may be other implementations of this end safe mode phase 7. For example, the mobile device 5 transmits a notification message for instructing to end the security mode to the electronic lock 2 via the operation of the user 4; when the electronic lock 2 receives the notification message from the mobile device 5, the electronic device Lock 2 ends the security mode. Alternatively, the user 4 inputs a password by pressing the numeric keys 212 of the electronic lock 2 to trigger the electronic lock 2 to end the security mode.

Referring to FIG. 7, in another embodiment of the method for controlling an electronic lock according to the present invention, first, the user 4 carries the mobile device 5 near the electronic lock 2, and the mobile device 5 sends a pair of short-range wireless communication. The connection request (step 81); then, the electronic lock 2 establishes a short-range wireless communication connection with the mobile device 5 after receiving the connection request (step 82); then, the mobile device 5 determines the short Whether the signal strength of the wireless communication connection is greater than the second threshold value, wherein the signal strength is the received signal strength indicator (step 83); then, when the mobile device 5 determines the signal strength of the short-range wireless communication connection More than the second threshold, the mobile device 5 transmits the pairing verification data to the electronic lock 2 (step 84); then, the electronic lock 2 determines, based on the pairing verification data, whether the mobile device 5 has been registered in the electronic lock 2 / pairing (step 85); if the mobile device 5 is not registered/paired with the electronic lock 2, the electronic lock 2 ends the short-range wireless communication connection and does not unlock (step 86), and if the mobile device 5 has In the electronic lock 2 note / pairing, the electronic lock 2 further detects whether the first button 211 is pressed during a third time period (step 87); if the first button 211 is pressed during the third time period, the electronic The lock 2 is unlocked (step 88), otherwise the electronic lock 2 initiates a safe mode (step 89) in which the electronic lock 2 does not establish the short-range wireless communication connection with the mobile device 5.

In addition, if it is necessary to end the security mode, the user 4 can input the password by pressing the numeric keys 212 of the electronic lock 2 to trigger the electronic lock 2 to end the security mode.

In summary, the control method of the electronic lock of the present invention enables the re-enforcement of the unlocking phase by executing the startup security mode phase after the unlocking phase and then performing the execution of the ending security mode phase; or The mobile device actively initiates the short-range wireless communication connection, and then the electronic lock determines whether to unlock or activate the security mode by detecting whether the first button is pressed during the third time period; In addition to wireless communication to control the electronic lock unlocking, an effective security mechanism is provided to prevent the electronic lock from being unlocked improperly, so that the object of the present invention can be achieved.

However, the above is only the embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the invention is not limited thereto, and all the equivalent equivalent changes and modifications according to the scope of the patent application and the patent specification of the present invention are still The scope of the invention is covered.

11‧‧‧Electronic lock

12‧‧‧Users

13‧‧‧Intruders

14‧‧‧Mobile devices

2‧‧‧Electronic lock

21‧‧‧ Input unit

211‧‧‧First button

212‧‧‧number keys

3‧‧‧Unlocking phase

31~37‧‧‧Steps

4‧‧‧Users

5‧‧‧Mobile devices

6‧‧‧Starting the safe mode phase

61~65‧‧‧Steps

7‧‧‧End of the safe mode phase

71~72‧‧‧Steps

81~89‧‧‧Steps

Other features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the embodiments of the drawings, wherein: FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an intruder trailing a user outside the door; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram illustrating an electronic A first button and a plurality of numeric keys of the lock; FIG. 3 is a flow chart illustrating an unlocking phase of an embodiment of the electronic lock control method of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing a user carrying a mobile device FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a startup safety mode phase of the embodiment of the electronic lock control method; FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a first embodiment of the electronic lock control method. Ending the security mode phase; and FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating another embodiment of the method of controlling the electronic lock.

Claims (10)

A method for controlling an electronic lock, wherein the electronic lock can communicate with a mobile device through short-range wireless communication, and the electronic lock control method comprises the following steps: (a) the electronic lock sends a pair outward through triggering of an input operation The connection requirement of the short-range wireless communication should be such that the mobile device establishes a short-range wireless communication connection with the electronic lock after receiving the connection request; (b) the electronic lock determines whether the mobile device is already in the electronic (c) when the electronic lock determines that the mobile device has been registered with the electronic lock, the electronic lock is unlocked; (d) the electronic lock ends the short distance after determining that the self state changes from the unlocked state to the locked state a wireless communication connection; (e) the electronic lock sends the connection request outward after a period of ending the short-range wireless communication connection, so that the mobile device establishes the connection with the electronic lock after receiving the connection request The short-range wireless communication connection; and (f) when the electronic lock determines that the short-range wireless communication connection has been established with the mobile device, the electronic lock initiates a security mode in which the security Wherein the electronic lock is not sent out of the connection request. The control method of the electronic lock according to claim 1, wherein in the step (a), the mobile device transmits a pairing verification data after determining that the signal strength of the short-range wireless communication connection is greater than a first threshold value. The electronic lock; and in the step (b), the electronic lock determines whether the mobile device is registered with the electronic lock based on the pairing verification data. The control method of the electronic lock according to claim 1, further comprising a step (g) performed after the step (f): when the electronic lock determines that the signal strength of the short-range wireless communication connection is less than a second The threshold value, the electronic lock ends the safe mode. The control method of the electronic lock according to claim 1, further comprising a step (h) performed after the step (f): when the electronic lock receives a notification from the mobile device for instructing to end the security mode Message, the electronic lock ends the safe mode. The control method of the electronic lock according to claim 1, wherein the electronic lock control method further comprises a step (i) performed after the step (f): receiving a password when the electronic lock receives another input operation The electronic lock ends the safe mode. The electronic lock control method according to claim 5, wherein the electronic lock has a plurality of numeric keys, wherein in the step (i), the password is generated by pressing a plurality of the numeric keys. The electronic lock control method according to claim 1, wherein the electronic lock has a first button, wherein in the step (a), the first button is pressed to trigger the electronic lock to send the connection request outward. An electronic lock control method, the electronic lock can communicate with a mobile device through short-range wireless communication, and the electronic lock control method comprises the following steps: (a) the mobile device sends out a pair of short-range wireless communication The line request, such that the electronic lock establishes a short-range wireless communication connection with the mobile device after receiving the connection request; (b) the electronic lock determines whether the mobile device has been registered in the electronic lock; (c) The electronic lock determines that the mobile device has been registered with the electronic lock, the electronic lock determines whether an input operation is received during a time period; and (d) when the determination result of the step (c) is affirmative, the electronic lock is unlocked Otherwise, the electronic lock activates a security mode in which the electronic lock does not establish a short-range wireless communication connection with the mobile device. The control method of the electronic lock according to claim 8, wherein in the step (a), the mobile device transmits a pairing verification data after determining that the signal strength of the short-range wireless communication connection is greater than a first threshold value. The electronic lock; and in the step (b), the electronic lock determines whether the mobile device is registered with the electronic lock based on the pairing verification data. The electronic lock control method according to claim 8, wherein the electronic lock has a first button, wherein in the step (c), when the electronic lock determines that the mobile device has been registered in the electronic lock, the electronic lock determines whether The first button is pressed during the time period.