Unikey Technologies, Inc.

Thomas Bennett

Philip C Dumas

William Holderness

Stephen Jablonski

Roy Luther Johnson, Iii

Steven Fiske

A system and method for a keyless physical access control system, including keyless access to locks, is described. An access reader integrates a capacitive touch sensor and an RFID reader; the expected interference in operation of the capacitive touch sensor due to the excitation signal generated by the RFID antenna is avoided by selectively turning the RFID antenna on and off at periodic time intervals. The time intervals are selected to be long enough so that both the capacitive touch sensor and the RFID reader can operate normally during respective time intervals to unlock a lock, but short enough so that a user does not notice any delay in operation.

System and method for keyless access control system

A wireless access control system for a door may include a lock assembly carried by the door that may include a lock, lock wireless communications circuitry, a proximity detector directed toward an interior area, interior and exterior antennas, and a lock controller. The lock controller may determine if the user is in the interior or exterior area based upon the proximity detector and a received signal strength at the interior and exterior antennas based upon wireless communication with a remote access device, enable lock switching based upon the received signal strength at the exterior antenna being greater than at the interior antenna, disable lock switching when the user is in the interior area and a difference between the received signal strength at the interior and exterior antennas is below a threshold, and switch the lock based upon communication with the remote access device and switching of the lock being enabled.

Wireless access control system for a door including proximity based lock disabling and related methods

A wireless access control system for a door may include a lock assembly carried by the door. The lock assembly may include a lock, lock wireless communications circuitry, a door position determining device, a touch sensor to sense touching by a user, and a lock controller. A remote access device may be remote from the lock assembly and may to communicate with the lock wireless communications circuitry. The lock controller may be configured to determine when the door is moved in a pattern based upon the door position determining device, perform an authentication of the remote access device based upon determining the door being moved in the pattern, and switch the lock from the unlocked position to the locked position based upon the authentication and the user touching the touch sensor.

Wireless access control system for a door including door position based authentication and related methods

A wireless access control system includes a remote access device and an electronic lock. The electronic lock communicates with the remote access device. The electronic lock controls the ability to lock and unlock a door in which the electronic lock is disposed. The electronic lock determines when the remote access device is at a distance less than or equal to a predetermined distance from the lock to enable the lock to be unlocked.

Wireless access control system and related methods

A wireless access control system includes a remote access device. A plugin device communicates with the remote access device. A lock controls the ability to lock and unlock a door in which the lock is disposed. The lock is in communication with the plug in device. The plug in device determines a distance between the remote access device and the lock and causes the lock to communicate with the remote access device when the remote access device is at a distance less than or equal to a predetermined distance from the lock to enable the lock to be unlocked.

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Maitland, FL, United States of America

Thomas Bennett