Patents
US 11423723 B2: Enhanced access control based on key proximity
- Granted
- 2022-08-23
- Filed
- 2020-05-01 application 16865091
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
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Abstract
Embodiments relate to enhanced access control features based on proximity between a portable electronic key and an electronic locking device. The portable electronic key receives first authentication information from an access administration device. Based on the portable electronic key being located within a threshold distance to the electronic locking device, the portable electronic key receives second authentication information from the access administration device. In some aspects, determining whether the key is located within the threshold distance to the electronic locking device comprises detecting a communication between the locking device and the portable electronic key. The portable electronic key may initiate an unlocking event at the electronic locking device based on the first authentication information and the second authentication information. Initiating the unlocking event comprises transmission of an access credential that causes the electronic locking device to permit access to an entry point.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg220823.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Videx, Inc. 35 patents | US company or organization | Corvallis, OR | VIDEX, INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul R. Davis | Corvallis, OR | 35 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G07C | Time or attendance registers; registering or indicating the working of machines; generating random numbers; voting or lottery apparatus; arrangements, systems or apparatus for checking not provided for elsewhere | G07C9/00857 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04L | Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication | H04L63/0861 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04W | Wireless communication networks | H04W12/06 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-05-01 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | DAVIS (TAMMY DAVIS AS P.R.), PAUL R. signed 2017-05-31 | VIDEX, INC. CORVALLIS, OR | 52553/495 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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