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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2017
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Margaret Ren, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Unyoung Kim, San Carlos, CA (US);
Kristine Anne Hanson, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Priti Marappan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Jenish Shah, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Rohit Shrivastava, Saratoga, CA (US);
Tian Yu, San Jose, CA (US);
Jing Zhu, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
A first user associated with a structure (e.g., a home, a building, etc.) may authorize a second user to access the structure when the first user is not present. The second user may request to access the structure via a website associated with a URL that was previously provided. The second user may be verified/authenticated based on an access code input via the web site, a proximity of a device to the structure, and/or times in which the second user is authorized to access the structure. The second user may indicate, via the website, a desire to lock/unlock a structure entrance (e.g., a door) to the structure that contains a smart lock. Upon receiving a selection to lock/unlock the structure entrance, a service provider sends an instruction to the smart lock, causing the structure entrance to become locked/unlocked, and allowing the second user to access or secure the structure.