WO2010129854A2 - Mlock device and associated methods - Google Patents

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WO2010129854A2
WO2010129854A2 PCT/US2010/034014 US2010034014W WO2010129854A2 WO 2010129854 A2 WO2010129854 A2 WO 2010129854A2 US 2010034014 W US2010034014 W US 2010034014W WO 2010129854 A2 WO2010129854 A2 WO 2010129854A2
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Earl Fred Tubb
Diane Quick
Mark Brinkerhoff
Thomas Geraty
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Priority to SG2011079944A priority patent/SG175414A1/en
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B39/00—Locks giving indication of authorised or unauthorised unlocking
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G08—SIGNALLING
    • G08C—TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS
    • G08C17/00—Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link
    • G08C17/02—Arrangements for transmitting signals characterised by the use of a wireless electrical link using a radio link
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    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
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    • E05B67/06—Shackles; Arrangement of the shackle
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    • E05B67/22—Padlocks with sliding shackles, with or without rotary or pivotal movement
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    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
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    • E05B47/0001—Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means with electric actuators; Constructional features thereof
    • E05B2047/0014—Constructional features of actuators or power transmissions therefor
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    • E05B2047/0024—Cams
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    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
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    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
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    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
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    • E05B47/00—Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means
    • E05B47/0001—Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means with electric actuators; Constructional features thereof
    • E05B47/0012—Operating or controlling locks or other fastening devices by electric or magnetic means with electric actuators; Constructional features thereof with rotary electromotors
    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E05—LOCKS; KEYS; WINDOW OR DOOR FITTINGS; SAFES
    • E05B—LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
    • E05B83/00—Vehicle locks specially adapted for particular types of wing or vehicle
    • E05B83/02—Locks for railway freight-cars, freight containers or the like; Locks for the cargo compartments of commercial lorries, trucks or vans
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  • a locking device in one embodiment, includes a processor defined to control operation of the locking device.
  • the locking device also includes a radio defined in electrical communication with the processor.
  • the locking device also includes a location determination device defined in electrical communication with the processor.
  • a combination of the processor, the radio, and the location determination device forms a wireless tracking and communication system.
  • the locking device further includes a shackle and a locking mechanism.
  • the locking mechanism is defined in electrical communication with the processor.
  • the processor is defined to operate the locking mechanism to control locking and unlocking of the shackle based on information obtained through the wireless tracking and communication system.
  • a locking device in another embodiment, includes a shell and a shackle disposed within a channel inside the shell.
  • the shackle is defined to insert into an opening in the shell to close a shackle loop.
  • the shackle is defined to release from the opening in the shell to open the shackle loop.
  • the locking device also includes a latch plate disposed inside the shell and defined to engage the shackle to lock the shackle, when the shackle is inserted into the shell to close the shackle loop.
  • the locking device also includes a push plate disposed inside the shell. The push plate is defined to be moved within the shell by an applied external force.
  • the locking device also includes a motor mechanically fixed to the push plate.
  • FIG. 1 is an illustration showing an mLOCK 100 device architecture, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
  • the mLOCK 100 includes a radiofrequency
  • the mLOCK 100 includes a processor 103 defined on a chip 101.
  • the mLOCK 100 also includes a radio 105 defined on the chip 101.
  • the radio 105 operates at an international frequency and is defined to efficiently manage power consumption.
  • the radio 105 is defined as an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.15.4 compliant radio 105.
  • the radio 105 is connected to electrically communicate with the processor 103. It should be appreciated that implementation of the IEEE 802.15.4 compliant radio 105 provides for international operation and secure communications, as well as efficient power management.
  • the HiLOCK 100 further includes a location determination device (LDD) 111 defined to electrically communicate with the processor 103 of the chip 101.
  • LDD location determination device
  • the mLOCK 100 is defined as a self-contained battery operated device capable of being attached to an asset, such as a shipping container, to provide secure tracking and communications associated with movement and status of the asset, and to provide access security for the asset, hi certain embodiments, the mLOCK 100 may also be configured to provide/perform security applications associated with the asset.
  • the mLOCK 100 is capable of communicating data associated with its assigned asset and its security state while the asset is in transit, onboard a conveyance means (e.g., ship, truck, train), and in terminal.
  • the printed circuit board of the mLOCK 100 is a low cost, rigid, four layer, 0.062" FR-4 dielectric fiberglass substrate.
  • the chip 101 is defined as a model CC2430-64 chip manufactured by Texas Instruments, and the LDD 111 is implemented as a model GSC3f/LP single chip ASIC manufactured by SiRF.
  • Figure 2 is an illustration showing a schematic of the mLOCK 100 of Figure 1, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
  • the mLOCK 100 also includes an extended memory 135 connected to the processor 103 of the chip 101, as indicated by arrow 175.
  • the extended memory 135 is defined as a nonvolatile memory that can be accessed by the processor 103 for data storage and retrieval.
  • the mLOCK 100 may be equipped with multiple motion sensors 133 in electrical communication with the chip 101.
  • Use of multiple motion sensors 133 may be implemented to provide redundancy and/or diversity in sensing technology/stimuli.
  • the motion sensor 133 is a model ADXL330 motion sensor manufactured by Analog Devices.
  • the motion sensor 133 is a model ADXL311 accelerometer manufactured by Analog Devices.
  • the motion sensor 133 is a model ADXRS50 gyro manufactured by Analog Devices.
  • the mLOCK 100 also includes a voltage regulator 187 connected to the power source 143.
  • the voltage regulator 187 is defined to provide a minimum power dropout when the power source 143 is implemented as a battery.
  • the voltage regulator 187 is further defined to provide optimized voltage control and regulation to the powered components of the mLOCK 100.
  • a capacitive filter is connected at the output of the voltage regulator 187 to work in conjunction with a tuned bypass circuit between the power plane of the mLOCK 100 and a ground potential, so as to minimize noise and RF coupling with the LNA' s 117 and 137 of the LDD 111 and radio 105, respectively.
  • the power management program is also defined to power down the mLOCK 100 components as soon as possible following completion of any requested or required operations. Depending on the operations being performed, the power management program may direct either of the LDD 111 or radio 105 to power down while the other continues to operate. Or, the operational conditions may permit the power management program to simultaneously power down both the LDD 11 1 and radio 105.
  • the mLOCK 100 utilizes four separate crystal oscillators.
  • the lock actuator 146 is defined to receive control signals from the processor 103, as indicated by arrow 176. In response to the control signals received from the processor 103, the lock actuator 146 is defined to generate two discrete amplified signals to provide power to control the lock motor mechanism. The two discrete amplified signals provided by the lock actuator 146 provide power and the correct current polarity to drive the lock motor in each of two possible directions, respectively. [0040]
  • the lock sensors 148 are defined to convey data signals to the processor 103, as indicated by arrow 178.
  • connection of the computing device to the data interface 123 will cause the processor 103 to generate a wakeup signal to power up either or both of the LDD 111 and radio 105.
  • the method proceeds with the operation 307 for issuing the wakeup signal to transition the mLOCK 100 from the minimum power consumption state to the normal operating power consumption state.
  • the wakeup signal is generated by the processor 103, and may direct the radio 105, LDD 1 1 1, or both to power up, depending on the type of signal received through the data interface 123.
  • the mLOCK 100 may perform an operation 317 to decode a received command.
  • the mLOCK 100 can be "awakened” by many different means, including but not limited to, a keychain controller, a remote control, a radio network, or by geographical proximity to a waypoint. If the received command is a lock actuator 146 command, an operation 319 is performed in which the lock actuator 146 executes the lock/unlock mechanism command. If the received command is a mode control command, an operation 321 is performed in which the processor 103 sets the corresponding mode configuration parameters in the mLOCK 100 software/hardware.
  • Example mode control commands can include display and/or entry of waypoint settings, mLOCK 100 security settings, mLOCK 100 identification settings, radio channel settings, schedules, secure network encryption keys, or any combination thereof, among others.
  • the method also includes an operation 309 in which the mLOCK 100 is transitioned from the normal operating power consumption state back to the minimum power consumption state upon completion of either a specified operation or a specified idle period by the mLOCK 100.
  • An inductive loop is integrated into the mLOCK 100 to provide for RF impedance matching between the various RF portions of the mLOCK 100.
  • the inductive loop is tuned to provide a 0.5 nH (nanoHertz) reactive load over a wavelength trace.
  • the impedance match between the RF output from the radio 105 and the RX/TX switch 139 is 50 ohms.
  • the RF power amplifier 107 is capacitively coupled with the RX/TX switch 141.
  • eight high frequency ceramic capacitors are tied between the power pins of the chip 101 and the ground potential of the mLOCK 100.
  • FIG 4A shows the physical components of the mLOCK 100, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention.
  • Electronics 409 are defined on a printed circuit board as described above with regard to Figure 2.
  • the electronics 409 also include the user interface display 144.
  • Electrical power for the mLOCK 100 is provided by a battery 407.
  • the mLOCK 100 includes a solar film 405 defined to provide trickle-charging to the battery 407 to extend the battery 407 life.
  • Shackle and locking mechanism components are also shown, as indicated by reference 411.
  • Figure 4C shows a more detailed view of the shackle and locking mechanism components of reference 411.
  • a retainer 460 is attached to the shackle 450 to prevent the shackle 450 from being completely withdrawn from the channel and to control an amount of rotation of the shackle 450 within the channel.
  • the shackle 450 is defined to insert into an opening 470 in the shell to close a shackle loop 472.
  • the shackle 450 is also defined to release from the opening 470 in the shell to open the shackle loop 472.
  • a latch plate is disposed inside the shell and is defined to engage the shackle 450 to lock the shackle 450, when the shackle 450 is inserted into the opening 470 in the shell to close the shackle loop 472.
  • operating the computing system onboard the locking device to automatically determine the real-time status of the locking device in operation 501 includes operating the computing system to acquire data from one or more sensors proximate to the locking device.
  • some of the one or more sensors proximate to the locking device can be physically attached to the locking device and communicate data with the computing system through wired connections.
  • some of the one or more sensors proximate to the locking device may not be physically attached to the locking device and can communicate data with the computing system through a wireless means.
  • the one or more sensors can include one or more of a movement sensor, a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, an infrared sensor, a radioactivity detection sensor, an acoustic sensor, and a chemical detection sensor, among others.
  • mLOCK 100 Freight forwarder logs into secure website to transmit destination and vehicle license plate information to the mLOCK 100 via either a wireless or wired connection.
  • mLOCK 100 is taken to vehicle and the license plate of the vehicle is compared to the license plate information displayed on the mLOCK 100 user interface display 144.
  • the mLOCK 100 When the truck leaves the trusted area of the CBP inspection center, the mLOCK 100 automatically locks due to either a loss of a wireless signal or movement beyond a geofence area. (e) While in transit across the U.S., the mLOCK 100 logs location information.

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