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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2021
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2019
Schlage Lock Company Llc, Carmel, IN (US);
Subashchandra G. Rai, Bangalore, IN;
Taukeer Ansari, Bihar, IN;
Jineesh Kunnoth, Bangalore, IN;
Vishwas N. Moolimani, Bangalore, IN;
Schlage Lock Company LLC, Carmel, IN (US);
Abstract
An exemplary credential input device includes a mounting plate, a pivot pad, a sensor, an input device, and a controller. The pivot pad is pivotably mounted to the mounting plate, is biased to a home position, and is operable to pivot to each of a plurality of pivoted positions. The sensor is mounted to the pivot pad such that the sensor moves with the pivot pad, and is configured to generate information relating to an orientation of the sensor. The input device operable to move the pivot pad from the home position to each of the plurality of pivoted positions, thereby altering the orientation of the sensor. The controller is in communication with the sensor, and is configured to determine an inputted code based upon information received from the sensor, to compare the inputted code to an authorized code, and to issue a command in response to the comparing.