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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2020
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 text message that includes an access code that was previously provided. The second user may be verified/authenticated based on the telephone number in which the text message was received, the access code, and/or an access schedule that indicates when the second user is authorized to access the structure. The second user may send a second text message indicating a desire to lock/unlock a structure entrance (e.g., a door) to the structure that contains a smart lock. Upon receiving the second text message, 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.