ELECTRONIC PADLOCKS AND RELATED METHODS

摘要

Disclosed are electronic padlocks and related methods. An electronic padlock includes a lock body, a shank, and a locking mechanism operably coupled to electronic circuitry configured to detect physical interactions of a user with the shank and control the locking mechanism. A method of operating the electronic padlock includes detecting physical interactions of a user with a shank of an electronic padlock, comparing the detected physical interactions with a stored predetermined series of physical interactions, and transitioning from a locked state to an unlocked state responsive to determining that the detected physical interactions match the predetermined series of physical interactions. A method of transforming a mobile device into a device configured to interface with an electronic padlock includes distributing computer-readable instructions configured to instruct one or more processors of the mobile device to display a graphical user interface configured to enable a user to alter settings of the electronic padlock.

主权项

1. An electronic padlock, comprising:
a lock body having at least one shank entrance formed therein; a shank received by the lock body through the at least one shank entrance; a locking mechanism housed within the lock body and configured to selectively secure the shank in a locked position and release the shank from the locked position; and electronic circuitry operably coupled to the locking mechanism and configured to detect the physical interactions of the user with the shank and control the locking mechanism to at least one of secure the shank in the locked position and release the shank from the locked position.