ELECTRONIC LOCK AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND SYSTEM

摘要

An electronic lock authentication system and associated method including an electronic lock and a cellular phone in communication with a network and in wireless communication with the electronic lock. The electronic lock has a lock identification and is configured to transmit the lock identification wirelessly to the cellular phone. The cellular phone has a phone identification and is configured to transmit the lock identification and the phone identification to the network. The network is configured to make a decision in real time whether the cellular phone is permitted access to the electronic lock based on the look identification and the phone identification, and is further configured to transmit a grant/deny message to the cellular phone based on the decision, and the cellular phone is configured to transmit the grant/deny message to the electronic lock.

主权项

1. A method of authenticating a lock system, comprising:
establishing wireless communication between a cellular phone and an electronic lock; encrypting a lock identification and a phone identification; transmitting the encrypted lock identification from the electronic lock to the cellular phone; transmitting the encrypted lock identification and the encrypted phone identification from the cellular phone to a network; determining via the network whether the cellular phone is permitted access to the electronic lock based at least in part on the encrypted lock identification and the encrypted phone identification; transmitting a grant/deny message from the network to the cellular phone based upon the determining; and transmitting the grant/deny message from the cellular phone to the electronic lock.